IMI—onset and progression of myopia in young adults

MA Bullimore, SSY Lee, KL Schmid… - … & visual science, 2023 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Myopia typically starts and progresses during childhood, but onset and progression can
occur during adulthood. The goals of this review are to summarize published data on …

Establishing a method to estimate the effect of antimyopia management options on lifetime cost of myopia

TR Fricke, P Sankaridurg, T Naduvilath… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjo.bmj.com
Background Informed decisions on myopia management require an understanding of
financial impact. We describe methodology for estimating lifetime myopia costs, with …

IMI 2023 digest

P Sankaridurg, DA Berntsen… - … & Visual Science, 2023 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Myopia is a dynamic and rapidly moving field, with ongoing research providing a better
understanding of the etiology leading to novel myopia control strategies. In 2019, the …

Long-term myopia control effect and safety in children wearing DIMS spectacle lenses for 6 years

CSY Lam, WC Tang, HY Zhang, PH Lee, DYY Tse… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study evaluated the long-term myopia control effect and safety in children wearing
Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses. Participants who …

[HTML][HTML] IMI—management and investigation of high myopia in infants and young children

I Flitcroft, J Ainsworth, A Chia, S Cotter… - … & visual science, 2023 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology, etiology, clinical
assessment, investigation, management, and visual consequences of high myopia (≤− 6 …

Normative data and percentile curves for axial length and axial length/corneal curvature in Chinese children and adolescents aged 4–18 years

X He, P Sankaridurg, T Naduvilath, J Wang… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjo.bmj.com
Purpose To develop age-specific and gender-specific reference percentile charts for axial
length (AL) and AL/corneal radius of curvature (AL/CR) and, to use percentiles to determine …

Efficacy in myopia control: does race matter?

MA Bullimore, NA Brennan - Optometry and Vision Science, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The range of available myopia control modalities is increasing rapidly. 1 Likewise, the
number of studies assessing these various approaches is increasing exponentially. 2 …

The underestimated role of myopia in uncorrectable visual impairment in the United States

MA Bullimore, NA Brennan - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We estimate the US prevalence of uncorrectable visual impairment in 2050 accounting for
the changing distribution of both age and myopia. Age projections of the US population …

Myopia is suppressed by digested lactoferrin or holo-lactoferrin administration

Y Liang, S Ikeda, J Chen, Y Zhang, K Negishi… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Myopia is becoming a leading cause of vision impairment. An effective intervention is
needed. Lactoferrin (LF) is a protein that has been reported to inhibit myopia progression …

Myopia: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

MA Bullimore, NA Brennan - Ophthalmic and Physiological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Myopia severity has a profound impact on visual impairment in later life. A patient's
final level of myopia may be lowered by myopia control, but also by delaying onset. Here, we …