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Logistic regression identified independent factors, and a nomogram was constructed and validated for individualized DED risk estimation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 1,303 myopic children were included for analysis, and the prevalence of objectively diagnosed DED was 31.2%. Tear film instability, reduced LLT, and increased PBR were the predominant ocular surface abnormalities. The children were divided into training and validation sets according to the community. Among the 912 children in the training set, multivariate analysis identified orthokeratology (Ortho-K) lens use (OR = 4.74), daily screen time \u2265 4 h (OR = 4.21), near work \u2265 4 h (OR = 3.53), BMI \u2265 24 (OR = 3.20), and sleep duration &amp;lt; 6 h (OR = 2.26) as independent risk factors (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.05). The risk prediction nomogram demonstrated acceptable discriminative ability (AUC: 0.74 in the training set and 0.70 in the validation set).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dry eye disease is common and under-recognized among myopic children in northern China, with risk closely linked to modifiable behavioral and lifestyle factors and Ortho-K lens use. 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