Shing, Erica
Kam, Ka Wai
Wang, Yu Yao
Zhang, Yuzhou
Zhang, Xiu Juan
Tam, Pancy O. S.
Young, Alvin L.
Tham, Clement C.
Pang, Chi Pui
Yam, Jason C.
Chen, Li Jia
Funding for this research was provided by:
General Research Fund, Hong Kong (14111515; 14103419)
General Research Fund, Hong Kong (14100724)
Centaline Myopia Fund
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82171089)
Innovation and Technology Fund (7010590)
CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme
CUHK Jockey Club Children Eye Care Programme
HKAM-HKGI Research Excellence Grants in Genomic Medicine (AM-GI-GG-2023-01/6907056)
Chinese University of Hong Kong (4054695; 4054628; 4054486)
Health and Medical Research Fund (05160836; 07180256)
Endowment Fund for Lim Por-Yen Eye Genetics Research Centre, Hong Kong
Article History
Received: 19 December 2025
Accepted: 27 March 2026
First Online: 31 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Research Ethics Committee Reference Number: 2015.033). All procedures were conducted according to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. All children and their parents signed an informed consent on participation.