Gobi Desert Children Eye Study
The Gobi Desert Children's Eye Study aimed to examine the prevalence and incidence of myopia and its associations in West China. Participants were recruited from all three schools in the oasis city of Ejina, located in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia. The baseline study in 2013 included over 1,500 participants aged 6 to 21, and follow-up assessments were conducted in 2016.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,565 (participants)
Age at first data collection
6 - 21 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2013
Primary Institutions
Inner Mongolia Medical University (内蒙古医科大学)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital (北京朝阳医院)
Beijing Municipal People's Government (北京市人民政府)
Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (BMSTC)
Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation (FYTEF)
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
