Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children

JJ Walline, KB Lindsley, SS Vedula… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Nearsightedness (myopia) causes blurry vision when one is looking at distant
objects. Interventions to slow the progression of myopia in children include multifocal …

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 …

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 …

Atropine for the treatment of childhood myopia: safety and efficacy of 0.5%, 0.1%, and 0.01% doses (Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia 2)

A Chia, WH Chua, YB Cheung, WL Wong, A Lingham… - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Our previous study, Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia 1 (ATOM1), showed
that atropine 1% eyedrops were effective in controlling myopic progression but with visual …

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 …

Efficacy, safety and acceptability of orthokeratology on slowing axial elongation in myopic children by meta-analysis

SM Li, MT Kang, SS Wu, LR Liu, H Li, Z Chen… - Current eye …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To compare the efficacy, safety and acceptability of a treatment group
(Orthokeratology) to a control group (single vision Spectacles) on slowing axial elongation in …

Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta‐analysis

JG Lawrenson, R Shah, B Huntjens… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Myopia is a common refractive error, where elongation of the eyeball causes
distant objects to appear blurred. The increasing prevalence of myopia is a growing global …

[HTML][HTML] Low-concentration atropine eye drops for myopia progression

FF Li, JC Yam - The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Atropine eye drops is an emerging therapy for myopia control. This article reviews
the recent clinical trials to provide a better understanding of the use of atropine eye drops on …

Atropine slows myopia progression more in Asian than white children by meta-analysis

SM Li, SS Wu, MT Kang, Y Liu, SM Jia… - Optometry and Vision …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To conduct a meta-analysis on the effects of atropine in slowing myopia
progression and to compare Asian and white children and randomized controlled trials …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacotherapeutic candidates for myopia: a review

WY Wang, C Chen, J Chang, L Chien, YF Shih… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review provides insights into the mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of myopia
and potential targets for clinical intervention. Although the etiology of myopia involves both …