Pathologic Myopiadoi:10.1007/978-3-030-74334-5_29Takashi FujikadoFUJIKADO T.Prevention of myopia progression in children and ado~ lescents[ M] .Pathologic Myopiaꎬ2014.
To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on myopia progression (MP) in school age children. A total of 115 children aged 8–17 years with a diagnosis of myopia who had been followed-up for at least three years, were included in this s
Purpose : Do children with Intermittent Exotropia (IXT) have similar rates of myopic progression compared to children with normal eye alignment? Methods : A retrospective chart review was conducted for patients seen in Ophthalmology in 2017 for an IXT related visit. Included patients had more than...
Myopia, or shortsightedness, is the most common ocular disorder worldwide. Several international studies suggested atropine eye drops could slow down myopic progression in children, thus lowering the risk of sight-threatening eye diseases associated with high myopia. However, the main concerns that de...
Children wearing multifocal contact lenses had slower progression of their myopia, according to results from a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The findings support an option for controlling the condition, also called nearsightednes...
Medication slows progression of myopia in children August 26 2008 Daily treatment with a medication called pirenzepine can slow the rate of progressive myopia, or nearsightedness, in children, reports a study in the August issue of the Journal of AAPOS (American Association for Pediatric ...
Although myopia worsened in both groups of children, the rate of progression was slower with pirenzepine. At the end of two years, myopia increased by an average of 0.58 diopters in children using pirenzepine versus 0.99 diopters with placebo. (All children initially had "moderate" myopia, with...
The current paper provides a review of the pertinent research on the prevention of myopia progression in children using three interventions: defocus-incorporated multiple-segment spectacle lenses (DIMSsl), repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy, and a combination of low-dose atropine (0.01%)...
Methods: A self-administered survey was conducted for attendees of a 3 h worldwide webinar held in two parts on consecutive days on the management of myopia progression in children. The survey was administered before, immediately after completion of the webinar, and 8 weeks later; responses were...
Outdoor time has also been shown to have a protective effect on myopia risk in children who are not already nearsighted. And it's been shown to reduce the progression of myopia in children who are. Ensuring that your child receives regulareye examsis also extremely important. Myopia usually ...