Myopia and skin cancer are inversely correlated: results of the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study
Med J Aust
.
2014 May 19;200(9):521-2.
doi: 10.5694/mja14.00086.
Authors
Maria Franchina
1
,
Seyhan Yazar
2
,
Michael Hunter
3
,
Adam Gajdatsy
2
,
Jean-Louis deSousa
2
,
Alex W Hewitt
4
,
David A Mackey
2
Affiliations
1
Centre of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia and Lions Eye Institute, Perth, WA, Australia. David.Mackey@lei.org.au.
2
Centre of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia and Lions Eye Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
3
Busselton Health Study Centre, Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton, WA, Australia.
4
Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
PMID:
24835711
DOI:
10.5694/mja14.00086
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myopia / complications
Myopia / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Skin Neoplasms / complications
Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology*