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Refractive error was measured with subjective refraction under cycloplegia and axial length was measured by optical biometry. The data were compared with those obtained from a similar cohort of 111 students in 2002. Myopia was defined as a mean spherical equivalent of \u2264\u22120.50D. A survey was conducted to know the routine of the participants. They were asked how many hours per week (hrs\/wk) they had spent, on average in the previous year, watching TV, using the computer, studying, participating in manual hobbies, and participating in outdoor activities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In 2014, 75 students were assessed (15\u00a0male and 60 female) with a mean age (mean \u00b1 SD) of 19.8 \u00b1 1.6 years (ranging from 18 to 24 years). The mean refractive error M (spherical equivalent) was \u22120.77 \u00b1 1.79D and the axial length was 23.74 \u00b1 1.19\u00a0mm. The prevalence of myopia was 41.3% (31 of 75). In 2002, the mean refractive error M was 0.01 \u00b1 1.53D, the axial length was 23.40 \u00b1 0.93\u00a0mm, and the myopia prevalence was 23.4% (26 of 111). The differences between myopia prevalence and mean refractive error are statistically significant (p &lt; 0.05). A statistically significant increase in the number of hrs\/wk spent on near activities (p &lt; 0.05) was found.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In 12 years, the prevalence of myopia among first\u2010year university students at the School of Sciences of the University of Minho rose from 23.4 to 41.3%. 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