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Refractive Status of Indigenous People Deep within the Amazon Rain Forest

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Abstract

Cultural environment appears to affect the development of myopia. In a number of populations, the prevalence of myopia is associated with the level of education or amount of reading.1-3 However, genetic factors also appear to be associated with the prevalence and degree of myopia. For example, educated Chinese populations in Asia and in the United States have a very high prevalence of myopia, often exceeding 80%, while those with limited education (soldiers, farmers, and laborers) have a relatively low prevalence of myopia.4-6

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