High heritability of myopia does not preclude rapid changes in prevalence

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Rose, Kathryn
Morgan, Ian
Smith, Wayne
Mitchell, Paul

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Blackwell Science Asia

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The aetiology of myopia is complex, but the major form of myopia results from an interplay between genetic factors and environmental influences. Although there are clear patterns of family inheritance and high heritability values in studies from all over

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Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

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