Parental myopia is a well-established risk factor for the development of myopia in children. It stands with age and ethnicity as non-modifiable risk factors, in contrast to modifiable risk factors such as outdoor time and near work. Clinicians can use the refractive status of a child’s parents to guide the management of myopic or potentially myopic children. Evidence consistently shows that the risk of children developing myopia increases with each myopic parent they have. For instance, one study found that compared to children without myopic parents, children with one myopic parent had twice the odds of becoming myopic, and children with two myopic parents had five times the odds. Read More