[HTML][HTML] IMI–interventions for controlling myopia onset and progression report

CF Wildsoet, A Chia, P Cho… - … & visual science, 2019 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Myopia has been predicted to affect approximately 50% of the world's population based on
trending myopia prevalence figures. Critical to minimizing the associated adverse visual …

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 …

Two-year clinical trial of the low-concentration atropine for myopia progression (LAMP) study: phase 2 report

JC Yam, FF Li, X Zhang, SM Tang, BHK Yip, KW Kam… - Ophthalmology, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 0.05%, 0.025%, and 0.01% atropine eye
drops over 2 years to determine which is the optimal concentration for longer-term myopia …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of myopia

PC Wu, HM Huang, HJ Yu, PC Fang… - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Myopia is not a simple refractive error, but an eyesight-threatening disease. There is a high
prevalence of myopia, 80% to 90%, in young adults in East Asia; myopia has become the …

[HTML][HTML] Update in myopia and treatment strategy of atropine use in myopia control

PC Wu, MN Chuang, J Choi, H Chen, G Wu… - Eye, 2019 - nature.com
The prevalence of myopia is increasing globally. Complications of myopia are associated
with huge economic and social costs. It is believed that high myopia in adulthood can be …

Outdoor activity during class recess reduces myopia onset and progression in school children

PC Wu, CL Tsai, HL Wu, YH Yang, HK Kuo - Ophthalmology, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of outdoor activity during class
recess on myopia changes among elementary school students in a suburban area of …

Five-year clinical trial on atropine for the treatment of myopia 2: myopia control with atropine 0.01% eyedrops

A Chia, QS Lu, D Tan - Ophthalmology, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare the safety and efficacy of different concentrations of atropine eyedrops
in controlling myopia progression over 5 years. Design Randomized, double-masked …

Efficacy and adverse effects of atropine in childhood myopia: a meta-analysis

Q Gong, M Janowski, M Luo, H Wei, B Chen… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Some uncertainty about the clinical value and dosing of atropine for the
treatment of myopia in children remains. Objective To evaluate the efficacy vs the adverse …

Reducing the global burden of myopia by delaying the onset of myopia and reducing myopic progression in children: the Academy's Task Force on Myopia

BS Modjtahedi, RL Abbott, DS Fong, F Lum, D Tan… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
In 2019, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) created the Task Force on Myopia
in recognition of the substantial global increases in myopia prevalence and its associated …