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September 27, 2025Indian Journal of OphthalmologyOpen Access

Parental awareness and knowledge of myopia, its progression, and control: Findings from Goa

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MSMaria D. P. SilveiraBSBorkar SanikaHNHarshada N Narvekar

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Overview

Survey reveals low parental awareness of myopia progression and control methods, suggesting urgent educational needs.

Key Points

  • Only 36.6% of parents were aware of myopia, showing a significant knowledge gap that needs to be addressed.
  • Among parents aware of myopia, 91.2% identified excessive near work as a cause of its progression, indicating misbeliefs in risk factors.
  • Only 44.8% of parents knew about available myopia control methods, emphasizing the need for better information dissemination.
  • Targeted educational interventions could empower parents to take effective measures for myopia prevention and management.

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Silveira et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d7b3e9eebfec0fc5236db9https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.ijo_1318_25
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