Epidemiology of myopia and the effect of orthokeratology on controlling the disease

• Main Authors: Adrianna Gorecka (Author), Agnieszka Kaczyńska (Author), Dagmara Gorecka (Author), Karol Chromiak (Author), Katarzyna Urbańska (Author), Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction and objective Myopia is a defect of vision, which makes it impossible to see remote objects clearly. The disease can also lead to serious ocular problems. Myopia affects about 30% of the world population and -according to the estimates- that percentage is about to increase up to 50% wit...