Objectives: We aimed to investigate how optometrists in Hong Kong are managing myopic and “pre-myopic” children. Methods: Clinical files for children aged 6 to 10 years old who had eye examinations from 2017 to 2021 were retrospectively r...
The aim of this study was to investigate the agreement between cycloplegic and non-cycloplegic autorefraction with an open-field auto refractor in a school vision screening set up, and to define a threshold for myopia that agrees with the standard cy...
This retrospective study evaluates the effectiveness of combining 0.05% atropine with MF60 contact lenses in managing rapid myopia progression in children over one year. The study involved three groups: the treatment group (TG) with 15 children (53%...
Background: The aim of the present study was to provide ocular biometry percentile values for Indian children between the ages of 6 and 12 and to validate the usefulness of centiles in predicting myopia development. Methods: The study was part of a l...
Background/Objectives: Although high myopia primarily affects the eyes, emerging evidence suggests that it is also associated with systemic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. The liver plays a key role in metabolism and inflammation, and it may...
Advances in imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) technology, including the development of swept source OCT/OCTA, widefield or ultra-widefield systems, have greatly improved the understand...
Objectives: To assess the decrease in myopia progression and rebound effect using topical low-dose atropine compared to a combined treatment with contact lenses for myopic control. Methods: This retrospective review study included 85 children aged 10...
Objectives: To determine how optometrists in Canada manage their pediatric myopia patients and to assess whether this has changed over time. Methods: In a retrospective chart review, records for children aged 6–10 years who had an eye exam betw...
Myopia is a global health issue, and the prevalence of high myopia has increased significantly in the past five to six decades. The high incidence of myopia and its vision-threatening course emphasize the need for automated methods to screen for high...
Despite high discontinuation rates for myopia optical interventions, limited attention has been given to the potential rebound effects post-discontinuation. This systematic review aims to assess the extent of the rebound effects following the cessati...
Myopia is the most common eye condition leading to visual impairment and is greatly influenced by genetics. Over the last two decades, more than 400 associated gene loci have been mapped for myopia and refractive errors via family linkage analyses, c...
The aim of this study is to investigate if baseline relative peripheral refraction (RPR) influences the myopia control effects in Chinese myopic children wearing Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) lenses. Peripheral refraction at 10°,...
Myopia is a globally emerging issue, with multiple medical and socio-economic burdens and no well-established causal treatment thus far. A better insight into altered biochemical pathways and underlying pathogenesis might facilitate early diagnosis a...
Background: Myopia (also known as nearsightedness), a prevalent refractive error, occurs when parallel rays of light converge in front of the retina, resulting in blurry distance vision. Recently, there has been a marked rise in myopia among the glob...
As the prevalence of myopia, or near-sightedness, continues to rise globally, it becomes imperative to determine the mechanisms driving myopia so that appropriate interventions to mitigate it can be developed. Light appears to be critical for normal...
12 December 2024
Objective: To assess the educational impact of a worldwide webinar approach to myopia progression management in children <8 years and 8–12 years old. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A self-administered survey was conducted for attend...
Pediatric myopia has become a major international public health concern. The prevalence of myopia has undergone a significant increase worldwide. The purpose of this review of the current literature was to evaluate the peer-reviewed scientific litera...
21 November 2025
Objective: We assess the prevalence of myopia and its associated factors among schoolchildren in Madrid, Spain, where school-based data using cycloplegic refraction are currently scarce. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 39 randomly s...
Aim: In this retrospective audit, Atropine 0.025% eyedrops were evaluated in a clinical setting. Method: Children aged 4–16 years, who were started on Atropine 0.025% with at least 6 months of follow-up, were included. A total of 588 eyes (299...
The rising global prevalence of myopia is a growing concern for clinicians, as it predisposes patients to severe ocular pathologies including glaucoma. High myopia can be associated with clinical features that resemble glaucomatous damage, which make...
Myopia, a prevalent refractive error disorder worldwide, is characterized by the elongation of the eye, leading to visual abnormalities. Understanding the genetic factors involved in myopia is crucial for developing therapeutic and preventive measure...
Due to the myopia prevalence increase worldwide, this study aims to establish the most relevant risk factors associated with its development and progression. A review search was carried out using PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases to identi...
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a severe complication observed in individuals with pathological myopia (PM). Our hypothesis is that specific metabolic alterations occur during the development of CNV in patients with PM. To investigate this, an...
(1) Background: The global prevalence of myopia has increased substantially in recent decades. Myopia development is influenced by both environmental factors and a complex genetic architecture involving more than 400 susceptibility loci. The interact...
The progression of myopia in the pediatric population is currently highly prevalent. Thus, there is a need to look for new, effective methods that might suppress this pathological process. It not only affects visual comfort but also increases the ris...
The relationship between vitamin A supplementation and myopia has been a topic of debate, with conflicting and inconclusive findings. We aimed to determine whether there is a causal relationship between vitamin A supplementation and the risk of myopi...
The prevalence of myopia has increased worldwide in recent decades and now is endemic over the entire industrial world. This increase is mainly caused by changes in lifestyle and behavior. In particular, the amount of outdoor activities and near work...
Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are a diverse group of monogenic disorders associated with dysfunction of the retina. High myopia, commonly defined as a spherical equivalent ≤ −6.00 D or axial length ≥ 26.5 mm, is a recurring clinica...
17 September 2022
In this study, we aimed to investigate whether chronic retinal inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of form-deprivation myopia (FDM) using tree shrews as an animal model. Twenty-one tree shrews were randomly divided into 7-day/14-day FDM (FDM...
The growing incidence of myopia worldwide justifies the search for efficient methods of myopia prevention. Numerous pharmacological, optical, and lifestyle measures have already been utilized, but there remains a need to explore more practical and pr...
Myopia is a prevalent ocular condition with marked heterogeneity in onset and progression. Although diagnosis is straightforward, predicting disease trajectories and identifying risks of high or pathologic myopia remain main clinical challenges. Adva...
Background: In recent decades, myopia has turned into a public health issue across the world. Between 1993 and 2016, the percentage of myopes increased from 10.4% to 34.2%. This study aims to analyze the myopia prevalence in Spanish children from fiv...
The current understanding of clinical approaches and barriers in managing childhood myopia among Indian optometrists is limited. This research underscores the necessity and relevance of evidence-based practice guidelines by exploring their knowledge,...
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of topical dopamine administration in inhibiting form deprivation (FD) myopia in a rabbit model. Methods: A total of 16 neonatal New Zealand white rabbits were randomly assigned to t...
17 March 2020
Importance: Because of the high prevalence of myopia in Taiwan, understanding the risk factors for its development and progression is important to public health. Background: This study investigated the risk factors for myopia and their influence on t...
Background: Myopia progression in children is a growing public health concern, with increasing evidence suggesting that lifestyle factors may influence its development. This study aimed to evaluate the potential benefits of regular badminton activity...
14 June 2022
Background: Myopia has become a public health issue worldwide. The fast increase in myopia prevalence in the last years has been accompanied by an increase in information through social and conventional media. This has led to the fight not only again...
Background/Objectives: Perceptions and barriers to myopia management (MM) in childhood have not been fully explored within some countries, including the UK, where there is minimal public health education on myopia. Methods: The aim of this mixed-meth...
This study aimed to investigate the influence of educational pressure on myopia. A less-intense school curriculum was introduced nationally in Japan beginning in 2012 based on a pressure-free education policy. In this retrospective observational stud...
Dietary shifts in populations undergoing rapid economic transitions have been proposed as partly contributing toward the rapid intergenerational rise in myopia prevalence; however, empirical evidence of the effect of dietary factors on myopia is limi...
Myopia is a growing public health problem expected to affect half the global population by 2050, making appropriate management of the condition necessary. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge and practices of South Af...
The number of people affected by myopia worldwide is estimated to reach two billion and to further grow. Therefore, numerous treatment approaches (pharmacological, behavioral, environmental, and optical) have been put forth to slow the progression of...
Background: To aim of the study was describe the growth of publications on genetic myopia and understand the current research landscape through the analysis of citation networks, as well as determining the different research areas and the most cited...
Background/Objectives: Given the growing prevalence of myopia worldwide, prevention and proactive management of at-risk children becomes increasingly important. This study sought to evaluate trends in myopia development in pediatric pre-myopic patien...
10 January 2020
According to literature, myopia has become the second most common eye disease in China, and the incidence of myopia is increasing year by year, and showing a trend of younger age. Previous researches have shown that the occurrence of myopia is mainly...
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate changes in refraction error in myopic school-age children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The data of 825 myopic children aged 7–18 years were retrospectively screened from the hospital data ac...
3 January 2023
Background: Myopia is a global public health problem affecting quality of life and work productivity. Data is scarce regarding the effects of near work on myopia. Providing a larger meta-analysis with life-long perspective, including adults and occup...
Myopia is the most common ocular disorder worldwide with an increasing prevalence over the past few decades. It is a refractive error associated with excessive growth of the eyeball. Individuals with myopia, especially high myopia, are prone to devel...
25 November 2021
Background: In recent years, there was a significant increase in myopia incidence worldwide. However, it is still not clear how it affects Spanish children. Since 2016, this research team analyzed myopia prevalence and risk in 9668 children aged betw...
Myopia is a major global public health concern, with a particularly high and increasing prevalence in East Asia. Although significant progress has been made in regard to developing strategies to slow the progression of myopia, the precise biological...
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