The SNPs in 15q25 did not show a significant association with high myopia when evaluated with cataract control (P > 0.42), while it showed a weak association when evaluated with healthy Japanese controls (P = 0.031 for rs8027411 and P = 0.047 for rs17175798) with odds ratios of 1.17 (1.03-1.33) for rs8027411 T allele and 1.15 (1.02-1.31) for rs17175798 C allele.