Myopia: histology, clinical features, and potential implications for the etiology of axial elongation

JB Jonas, RA Jonas, MM Bikbov, YX Wang… - Progress in retinal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Myopic axial elongation is associated with various non-pathological changes. These include
a decrease in photoreceptor cell and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell density and …

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 …

Atropine for the treatment of childhood myopia: changes after stopping atropine 0.01%, 0.1% and 0.5%

A Chia, WH Chua, L Wen, A Fong, YY Goon… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To study the change in spherical equivalent and other ocular parameters 1 year
after stopping the administration of atropine. Design Prospective randomized double …

[HTML][HTML] Biological mechanisms of atropine control of myopia

A Upadhyay, RW Beuerman - Eye & contact lens, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Myopia is a global problem that is increasing at an epidemic rate in the world. Although the
refractive error can be corrected easily, myopes, particularly those with high myopia, are …

Animal models in myopia research

F Schaeffel, M Feldkaemper - Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Our current understanding of the development of refractive errors, in particular myopia,
would be substantially limited had Wiesel and Raviola not discovered by accident that …

Myopia: mechanisms and strategies to slow down its progression

A Russo, A Boldini, D Romano, G Mazza… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This topical review aimed to update and clarify the behavioral, pharmacological, surgical,
and optical strategies that are currently available to prevent and reduce myopia progression …

The role of atropine in preventing myopia progression: an update

A Chierigo, L Ferro Desideri, CE Traverso, A Vagge - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several approaches have been investigated for preventing myopia progression in children
and teenagers. Among them, topical atropine has shown promising results and it is being …

[HTML][HTML] Anterior sclera undergoes thinning with increasing degree of myopia

R Dhakal, KK Vupparaboina… - … & Visual Science, 2020 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Considering that ocular expansion is associated with scleral thinning, this study
investigated variation in scleral thickness (anterior scleral thickness [AST] and posterior …

The efficacy of atropine combined with orthokeratology in slowing axial elongation of myopia children: a meta-analysis

C Gao, S Wan, Y Zhang, J Han - Eye & contact lens, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Previous studies have found that atropine can slow axial elongation and control
the progression of myopia. Some ongoing trials have applied atropine combined with …

[HTML][HTML] The science behind myopia

BJ Carr, WK Stell - 2017 - europepmc.org
Myopia (near-sightedness) is the most common refractive vision disorder in children. It is
characterized by blurring of objects viewed at a distance, and is commonly the result of …