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 …

[HTML][HTML] The risks and benefits of myopia control

MA Bullimore, ER Ritchey, S Shah, N Leveziel… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

Myopia Control 2020: Where are we and where are we heading?

MA Bullimore, K Richdale - Ophthalmic and Physiological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose This review arms practitioners with the evidence‐based information they need to
fully manage myopia. Recent findings The recent peer‐reviewed literature is critically …

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 …

BCLA CLEAR-evidence-based contact lens practice

JS Wolffsohn, K Dumbleton, B Huntjens… - Contact Lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Evidence-based contact lens practice involves finding, appraising and applying research
findings as the basis for patient management decisions. These decisions should be …

The safety of soft contact lenses in children

MA Bullimore - Optometry and Vision Science, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Purpose There is increasing interest in fitting children with soft contact lenses. This review
collates data from a range of studies to estimate the incidence of complications, specifically …

Slowing the progression of myopia in children with the MiSight contact lens: a narrative review of the evidence

A Ruiz-Pomeda, C Villa-Collar - Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020 - Springer
Myopia has become a major public health problem in the world due to the increase in its
prevalence in the past few decades and due to sight-threatening pathologies associated …

Vision specific quality of life of pediatric contact lens wearers

MJ Rah, JJ Walline, LA Jones-Jordan… - Optometry and vision …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. Several studies have shown that children are capable of wearing and caring for
contact lenses, but it is not known whether the benefits outweigh the risks associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Ocular health of children wearing daily disposable contact lenses over a 6-year period

J Woods, D Jones, L Jones, S Jones, C Hunt… - Contact Lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To report on the ocular health and safety of children fit with soft hydrogel daily-
disposable contact lenses, and followed for 6-years in a double-masked clinical trial …