There is rapidly expanding interest in interventions to slow myopia progression in children
and teenagers, with the intent of reducing risk of myopia-associated complications later in …

Purpose: To determine the risk between degree of myopia and myopic macular
degeneration (MMD), retinal detachment (RD), cataract, open angle glaucoma (OAG), and …

Abstract The Rotterdam Study is an ongoing prospective cohort study that started in 1990 in
the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The study aims to unravel etiology, preclinical …

Purpose: We provide a standardized set of terminology, definitions, and thresholds of
myopia and its main ocular complications. Methods: Critical review of current terminology …

Purpose The prevalence of myopia is increasing around the world, stimulating interest in
methods to slow its progression. The primary justification for slowing myopia progression is …

Topic Comparative efficacy and safety of different concentrations of atropine for myopia
control. Clinical Relevance Atropine is known to be an effective intervention to delay myopia …

Orthokeratology (ortho-k) is the process of deliberately reshaping the anterior cornea by
utilising specialty contact lenses to temporarily and reversibly reduce refractive error after …

Purpose We estimated the potential global economic productivity loss resulting from vision
impairment (VI) and blindness as a result of uncorrected myopia and myopic macular …

Purpose We used systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and assimilate evidence
quantifying blindness and visual impairment (VI) associated with myopic macular …

Refractive errors, including myopia, are the most frequent eye disorders worldwide and an
increasingly common cause of blindness. This genome-wide association meta-analysis in …