Current Strategies in Myopia Prevention and Management for Children and Adolescents
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Ophthalmology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2026 | Viewed by 641
Editors
Interests: optometry; myopia; refractive errors
2. IOBA (Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Interests: optometry and vision; ophthalmology
Interests: optometry and vision; contact lenses; ocular surface; dry eye; irregular cornea; refraction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Myopia in children and adolescents poses significant functional and social challenges, especially due to its global increase. Early onset and rapid progression are closely linked to severe complications, such as myopic maculopathy or glaucoma, in later life.
This Special Issue, “Current Strategies in Myopia Prevention and Management for Children and Adolescents,” aims to gather cutting-edge research on strategies to delay the onset and arrest the progression of myopia.
We are seeking original research articles and reviews that focus on innovative clinical interventions (e.g., low-dose atropine, contact lenses, orthokeratology, or ophthalmic lenses); the role of environmental factors such as outdoor exposure; and population-based screening programs. Our goal is to consolidate evidence that supports better clinical care and public health initiatives to protect the visual future of younger generations.
Dr. Laura Batres
Dr. Cristina Arroyo-del Arroyo
Dr. Maria Serramito-Blanco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- visual impairment
- orthokeratology
- myopia progression
- clinical interventions
- defocus contact lenses
- atropine
- outdoor activity
- vision screening
- spectacles myopia control
- public health
- refractive errors
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