A trend that myopia is becoming gradually more common is shown in studies worldwide. Highest frequencies have been found in East Asian urban populations (96.5%) but also a study in Europe shows that nearly half of the 25‐29 year olds has myopia. With the increase in prevalence, high myopia, i.e. a spherical equivalent of ‐6 or more and an axial length of 26 mm or more is also on the rise. High myopia particularly carries a significant risk of ocular pathology related to the long axial length. This highlights the need for myopia management in children with progressive myopia, in particular progression to high myopia.

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荷兰的近视治疗

近视的趋势在全球范围内的研究中已显示出来。在东亚城市人口中发现频率最高（96.5％），但在欧洲的一项研究表明，在25-29岁的人群中，近一半患有近视。随着患病率的增加，高度近视，即相当于-6或更大的球面和等于或大于26 mm的轴向长度也在增加。高度近视尤其会带来与长轴长有关的眼部病理学风险。这突显了进行性近视儿童，特别是向高度近视儿童的近视管理需求。