Research Article

Familial Aggregation and Heritability of Myopia: A Local Population Survey in Shanxi, China

Table 3

Comparison of myopia status between parents and students.

StatusNo myopiaMild myopiaModerate myopiaHigh myopia

Myopic parents169 (34.49%)182 (37.14%)108 (22.04%)31 (6.33%)
Nonmyopic parents478 (36.18%)539 (40.74%)25 5(19.27)51 (3.85%)
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