Myopia

PN Baird, SM Saw, C Lanca, JA Guggenheim… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
Myopia, also known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness, is a very common condition
that typically starts in childhood. Severe forms of myopia (pathologic myopia) are associated …

Update and guidance on management of myopia. European Society of Ophthalmology in cooperation with International Myopia Institute

J Németh, B Tapasztó, WA Aclimandos… - European Journal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence of myopia is increasing extensively worldwide. The number of people with
myopia in 2020 is predicted to be 2.6 billion globally, which is expected to rise up to 4.9 …

Low-concentration atropine for myopia progression (LAMP) study: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 0.05%, 0.025%, and 0.01% atropine eye …

JC Yam, Y Jiang, SM Tang, AKP Law, JJ Chan… - Ophthalmology, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Low-concentration atropine is an emerging therapy for myopia progression, but its
efficacy and optimal concentration remain uncertain. Our study aimed to evaluate the …

Epidemiology of myopia

PJ Foster, Y Jiang - Eye, 2014 - nature.com
Myopia is one of the most prevalent disorders of the eye. Higher myopia is associated with
comorbidities that increase risks of severe and irreversible loss of vision, such as retinal …

Retinal photograph-based deep learning algorithms for myopia and a blockchain platform to facilitate artificial intelligence medical research: a retrospective …

TE Tan, A Anees, C Chen, S Li, X Xu, Z Li… - The Lancet Digital …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background By 2050, almost 5 billion people globally are projected to have myopia, of
whom 20% are likely to have high myopia with clinically significant risk of sight-threatening …

The increasing prevalence of myopia and high myopia among high school students in Fenghua city, eastern China: a 15-year population-based survey

M Chen, A Wu, L Zhang, W Wang, X Chen, X Yu… - BMC …, 2018 - Springer
Background Myopia is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and young
adults. Multiple epidemiological studies have confirmed a high prevalence of myopia in …

Myopia control with bifocal contact lenses: a randomized clinical trial

TA Aller, M Liu, CF Wildsoet - Optometry and Vision Science, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Purpose Most studies have reported only minimal reductions in myopia progression with
bifocal or progressive multifocal spectacles, although somewhat larger, although mostly still …

High prevalence of myopia in children and their parents in Hong Kong Chinese Population: the Hong Kong Children Eye Study

JC Yam, SM Tang, KW Kam, LJ Chen, M Yu… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine the myopia prevalence in Hong Kong Chinese children and their
parents. Methods It was a population‐based cross‐sectional study. A total of 4257 children …

Myopia control during orthokeratology lens wear in children using a novel study design

HA Swarbrick, A Alharbi, K Watt, E Lum, P Kang - Ophthalmology, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the effect of overnight orthokeratology (OK) contact lens wear on
axial length growth in East Asian children with progressive myopia. Design A prospective …

Myopia, an underrated global challenge to vision: where the current data takes us on myopia control

B Holden, P Sankaridurg, E Smith, T Aller, M Jong… - Eye, 2014 - nature.com
Myopia is the most frequent cause of distance impairment in the world and is creating an
alarming global epidemic with deleterious ramifications for the quality of life and economic …