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...
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...
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...
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%...
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...
Objectives: Myopia of prematurity (MOP) is a refractive error occurring in individuals born prematurely and is considered a distinct entity from pathologic and school-age myopia. Children affected by MOP are at risk of developing high myopia, with an...
Myopia control with new designs of spectacle lenses is a flourishing area of research. The present work reviews the effectiveness of new designs (DIMSs, defocus-incorporated multiple segments; CARE, cylindrical annular refractive element; HALs/SALs,...
Several approaches have been investigated for preventing myopia progression in children and teenagers. Among them, topical atropine has shown promising results and it is being adopted in clinical practice more and more frequently. However, the optima...
Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of one-year treatment with 0.03% atropine eye drops for slowing myopia progression among children aged 6–12 years. Methods: Healthy Caucasian children aged 6–12 years with cycloplegic sphe...
This study aims to evaluate the existing mathematical approach for the theoretical estimation of axial length (AL) in a cross-sectional study, developing a new mathematical model and testing it in a longitudinal sample. Many professionals do not have...
Background: To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on myopic progression defined in terms of refractive change and axial length elongation in Korean children with myopia using 0.01% atropine eye drops. Methods: A retrospective review was per...
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of orthokeratology treatment with DRL lenses on the control of myopia progression compared with single vision glasses users (monofocal glasses). It was also possible to analyze the clinical efficacy...
Objectives: To identify the effect of alternating monocular instillation (AMI) of 0.125% atropine in Korean children with progressive myopia. Methods: This retrospective single-center study included 120 children with progressive myopia. A total of 60...
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...
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...
Atropine and orthokeratology (OK) are both effective in slowing the progression of myopia. In the current study, we studied the combined effects of atropine and OK lenses on slowing the progression of myopia. This retrospective study included 84 pati...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between myopia and ocular biometric variables using the Pentacam AXL® single rotation Scheimpflug camera. This prospective, cross-sectional, single-center study was performed in fifty Caucasi...
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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...
Myopia is becoming more common across the world, affecting approximately two billion people and rising. Different kinds of therapies (optical, pharmaceutical, environmental, or behavioral) have been proposed to decrease myopia progression, but with v...
Despite a growing range of effective monotherapies for childhood myopia control, a subset of children continues to show suboptimal control, prompting interest in combination therapy. This narrative mini-review summarises recent evidence on combining...
Myopia, one of the most prevalent ocular diseases worldwide, is projected to affect nearly half of the global population by 2050. The main cause of myopia in most patients is axial myopia, which primarily occurs due to the elongation of the eyeball,...
Objective: Myopia has reached epidemic proportions globally, with approximately 50% of the world population projected to be affected by 2050. Low-concentration atropine eye drops (0.01%, 0.025%, 0.05%) have emerged as a primary intervention for myopi...
Background/Objectives: this longitudinal study aimed to investigate the refractive errors, the amplitude of accommodation, and myopia progression in Kazakhstani medical students as they progressed from the first to the fifth course of their studies....
Background/Objectives: Myopia is a growing global health concern, especially among school-aged children in East Asia. Topical atropine is a key treatment for pediatric myopia control, but individual responses vary, with some children showing rapid pr...
(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...
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...
Childhood myopia progression remains a major global public health concern, and spectacle lenses designed to induce peripheral myopic defocus have emerged as a non-pharmacological strategy for myopia control; however, real-world evidence from European...
The natural carotenoid crocetin has been reported to suppress phenotypes of an experimental myopia model in mice. We investigated the minimum effective dose to prevent myopia progression in a murine model. Three-week-old male mice (C57B6/J) were equi...
Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMSs) in slowing myopia progression in pediatric patients as a function of age. Methods: This was a non-randomized experimenter-masked...
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...
Background and Objectives: Myopia is the most widespread ocular disorder globally and its prevalence has been increasing over the past decades. Atropine eye drops stand out as the only pharmacological intervention used in clinical practice to control...
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...
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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...
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...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the one-year efficacy of three spectacle lens designs, highly aspherical lenslets (HALs), horizontally asymmetric peripheral defocus (HAPD) lenses, and standard single vision lenses (SVLs) in slowing myop...
The prevalence of myopia has been increasing in recent years. The natural carotenoid crocetin has been reported to suppress experimental myopia in mice. We evaluated the effects of crocetin on myopia suppression in children. A multicenter randomized...
High myopia is increasingly prevalent and complicates glaucoma diagnosis. Axial elongation remodels the optic nerve head (ONH) and parapapillary tissues, producing structural and functional changes that mimic glaucoma—termed myopic optic neurop...
This study aimed to evaluate the peripheral defocus induced with a novel perifocal ophthalmic lens for myopia progression control and the potential impact on visual function. This experimental, non-dispensing crossover study evaluated 17 myopic young...
We compared the efficacy of controlling the annual increase in axial length (AL) in myopic Caucasian children based on two parameters: the back optic zone diameter (BOZD) of the orthokeratology (OK) lens and plus power ring diameter (PPRD) or mid-per...
The relationship between lifestyle, ocular biomechanical behavior, and myopia is not well established in the literature. The present study aims to describe changes in ocular biomechanics during adolescence and to explore their relationship with lifes...
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...
Objectives: Recent studies have shown that highly aspheric lenslets (HAL) are effective in slowing myopia progression. Moreover, research indicates that an enhancement in choroidal thickness might serve as a biomarker for evaluating the efficacy of m...
Accurate prediction of spherical equivalent (SE) values is essential for early intervention in adolescent myopia management. Large-scale vision screening data provide valuable opportunities for longitudinal prediction; however, their utilization is c...
Myopia is a growing public health issue, with projections indicating that half of the global population may be affected by 2050 [...]
We investigated the two-year safety and efficacy of 0.1% loading dose and 0.01% low-dose atropine eye drops in Danish children for reduction in myopia progression in an investigator-initiated, placebo-controlled, double-masked, randomized clinical tr...
We sought to determine whether the myopic progression of patients with central precocious puberty (CPP) who were undergoing treatment differed from that of their healthy peers with normal pubertal onset and progression. Eighteen girls with CPP and 14...
We conducted a prospective, paired-eye, investigator masked study in 30 children with myopia (−1.25 D to −4.00 D; age 10 to 14 years) to test the efficacy of a novel multifocal orthokeratology (MOK) lens compared to conventional orthokera...
Purpose: Orthokeratology is an established intervention for myopia control, but long-term European real-world data remain limited. This study evaluated 5-year axial length (AL) progression in Hungarian children undergoing orthokeratology and explored...
Purpose: This paper discusses the accommodative relaxation of myopic adults using a simple double-mirror design. This optical design can extend the viewing distance to 2.285 m and can magnify the image up to 3.386 times, and it results in the accommo...
Progressive myopia in children is a highly prevalent condition in societies worldwide and is often treated with compounded low-dose atropine sulfate (AS) eye drops without preserving agents to avoid irritation/sensitisation. Surprisingly, there is a...
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