Myopia is a common vision problem among Hong Kong students. To better understand the latest trend of myopia among Hong Kong school children, PolyU’s School of Optometry (SO)  collaborated with the Hong Kong Paediatrics Foundation to carry out a two-year “Smart Practice for Healthy Vision for School Children” project in the Kwai Tsing District. The project was funded by the Quality Education Fund and supported by the Kwai Tsing Safe Community and Healthy City. PolyU optometrists and optometry students provided on-site vision screenings and carried out a survey to over 5,000 children studying at primary and secondary schools in the Kwai Tsing District.

The survey found that the prevalence of myopia is similar to previous studies, but the percentage of students having high myopia (more than 600 degrees or -6.00D) recorded a rising trend.

It also found that school children did not have significant knowledge of primary eye care and more efforts should be put into the education of school children in this regard. Details>>