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최근 안과학회지에 흥미있는 논문이 소개되었는데, 중등도-고도근시고와 태어난 달이 연관이 있다는 보고이다

보고자들에 따르면 이스라엘에서 태어난 16세-22세 사이 276,911명을 대상으로 조사해본 결과

6월과 7월에 태어난 아이가 중등도-고도근시로 갈 확률이 가장 높았고,

11월이나 1월에 태어난 아이가 중등도-고도 근시로 갈 확률이 가장 낮게 나왔다고 한다.

그외에 태양에 노출된 정도나 계절과는 의미있는 연관관계가 없었다고 한다.

만약 이 결과가 다른나라에서도 적용할 수 있는 의미가 있는 결과라면

근시를 가진 부모라면 아이를 낳을때 11-1월을 선택해서 낳아야 하지 않을까 생각된다.

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Study finds associations between birth season and moderate, severe myopia

Myopia may be associated with being born during summer months, according to a multicenter study published in the April issue of Ophthalmology. "The exact associating mechanism is not known but might be related to exposure to natural light during the early perinatal period," the study authors said.

Yossi Mandel, MD, MHA, and colleagues in Israel investigated birth season and perinatal daylight exposure as possible risk factors for myopia development. The retrospective study included data for 276,911 Israeli-born persons aged 16 to 22 years who were examined over a 5-year period.

Investigators classified patients' degrees of myopia as mild, moderate or severe, and classified photoperiods into four categories based on astronomical tables, according to the study.

Overall, there was a 29.9% prevalence of myopia; 18.8% of patients had mild myopia between –0.75 D and –2.99 D, 8.7% had moderate myopia from 3 D to 5.99 D, and 2.4% had severe myopia of 6 D or more.

The investigators found variations in rates of moderate and severe myopia according to birth month, with the highest prevalence associated with being born in June or July and the lowest with being born in December or January, according to the study.

"Univariate analysis revealed that long photoperiod, female gender, non-Israeli origin and higher education level were all related to higher prevalence of myopia," the authors reported.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the photoperiod categories for moderate and severe myopia were significant and "demonstrated a dose-response pattern," with odds ratios for severe myopia highest for the shortest photoperiods, according to the study.

No association was seen between mild myopia, season of birth or perinatal light exposure, the study authors noted.

[이 게시물은 SEE삼성안과님에 의해 2012-09-19 17:58:19 언론보도에서 이동 됨]