Non-human animals suffer from myopia and hypermetropia.

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Non-human animals experience refractive errors like myopia and are frequently used as experimental models to study the underlying genetic and environmental mechanisms of the condition.

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The retrieved papers explicitly reference animal models used to study myopia and refractive development, supporting the premise that non-human animals are subject to these refractive conditions (or at least serve as viable models exhibiting them).

Evidence for · 3

Myopia: Recent Advances in Molecular Studies; Prevalence, Progression and Risk Factors; Emmetropization; Therapies; Optical Links; Peripheral Refraction; Sclera and Ocular Growth; Signalling Cascades; and Animal Models.

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N. Mcbrien, T. Young, C. P. Pang, C. Hammond, P. Baird, S. Saw, I. Morgan, D. Mutti, K. Rose, J. Wallman, A. Gentle, C. Wildsoet, J. Gwiazda, K. Schmid, Earl L. Smith, D. Troilo, Jody Summers-Rada, T. Norton, F. Schaeffel, P. Megaw, R. Beuerman, S. McFadden. Myopia: Recent Advances in Molecular Studies; Prevalence, Progression and Risk Factors; Emmetropization; Therapies; Optical Links; Peripheral Refraction; Sclera and Ocular Growth; Signalling Cascades; and Animal Models.. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.OPX.0000344146.84135.68

Discusses animal models used in myopia research.

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Involvement of multiple molecular pathways in the genetics of ocular refraction and myopia

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R. Wojciechowski, Ching-Yu Cheng. Involvement of multiple molecular pathways in the genetics of ocular refraction and myopia. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000001518

Mentions the use of animal models to investigate individual genes and molecular pathways in refractive error.

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Meta-analysis of retinal transcriptome profiling studies in animal models of myopia

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T. Palumaa, S. Balamurugan, M. Pardue. Meta-analysis of retinal transcriptome profiling studies in animal models of myopia. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1479891

Utilizes experimental animal models such as mice and chicks to study retinal transcriptome profiling and mechanisms of myopia.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8501 Aug 2026

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