Zaabaar, Ebenezer
Shing, Erica
Wang, Yu Yao
Kam, Ka Wai
Tam, Pancy O. S.
Young, Alvin L.
Tham, Clement C.
Pang, Chi Pui
Yam, Jason C.
Chen, Li Jia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3500-5840
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health and Medical Research Fund Hong Kong (05160836)
HKAM-HKGI Research Excellence Grants in Genomic Medicine (6907056)
General Research Fund, Hong Kong (14100724, 14111515, 14103419)
Direct Grants from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (4054695, 4054628, 4054486)
Endowment Fund for Lim Por-Yen Eye Genetics Research Centre, Hong Kong
Centaline Myopia Fund
National Natural Science Foundation of China (8217040098)
Innovation and Technology Fund (7010590)
CUHK Jockey Club Myopia Prevention Programme
CUHK Jockey Club Children Eye Care Programme
Article History
Received: 20 June 2025
Accepted: 21 October 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: The study adhered to the tenets of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. All procedures were performed in compliance with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and have been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Research Ethics Committee Reference Number: 2015.033). The privacy rights of the subjects were observed, and written informed consent was obtained from parents or legal guardians, along with verbal consent from each child participant.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.