Prevalence and distribution of low and high myopia in Mexican outpatients: a nationwide cross-sectional clinic-based study

Astigmatism was a risk factor for myopia, with increasing severity raising the risk of developing both forms of myopia. Although high myopia remains relatively uncommon nationally, its increasing prevalence from childhood to early adulthood highlights the need for early detection and close monitoring to mitigate future visual impairment in Mexico.

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Frontiers in Medicine
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2026-02-23
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1753396
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Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
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Prevalence and distribution of low and high myopia in Mexican outpatients: a nationwide cross-sectional clinic-based study

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Prevalence and distribution of low and high myopia in Mexican outpatients: a nationwide cross-sectional clinic-based study

Linda Nasser-Nasser, José Antonio Magaña-Lizárraga, Humberto Gómez-Campaña, Marco Antonio Luna-Ruiz-Esparza, Eduardo Espinoza-Angulo, Héctor Machado-Jiménez, Abraham García-Gil, Abraham Campos-Romero, Jonathan Alcántar-Fernández, José Manuel Romero-Flores, Leticia Riverón-Negrete
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Astigmatism was a risk factor for myopia, with increasing severity raising the risk of developing both forms of myopia. Although high myopia remains relatively uncommon nationally, its increasing prevalence from childhood to early adulthood highlights the need for early detection and close monitoring to mitigate future visual impairment in Mexico.

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College of Optometrists (GB), Servicio Canario de la Salud (ES), Ministerio de Salud (NI), Instituto Nacional de Pediatria (MX), Colombian Association of Surgery (CO), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
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Prevalence and distribution of low and high myopia in Mexican outpatients: a nationwide cross-sectional clinic-based study — Linda Nasser-Nasser, José Antonio Magaña-Lizárraga, et al. · Frontiers in Medicine (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS