The prevalence of myopia has markedly increased in East and Southeast Asia, and
pathologic consequences of myopia, including myopic maculopathy and high myopia …

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 …

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 …

Importance The global prevalence of myopia is predicted to approach 50% by 2050,
increasing the risk of visual impairment later in life. No pharmacologic therapy is approved …

This book describes the optical structure and optical properties of the human eye. For ease
of reference, the most commonly useful topics are at the beginning and topics with narrower …

Myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment and has raised significant international
concern in recent decades with rapidly increasing prevalence and incidence worldwide …

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 …

Importance Given the estimates of increasing prevalence of myopia, especially in Asia, it is
important to determine the current prevalence of myopia among populations of …

Purpose A survey in 2015 identified a high level of eye care practitioner concern about
myopia with a reported moderately high level of activity, but the vast majority still prescribed …

Most eyes start with a hypermetropic refractive error at birth, but the growth rates of the
ocular components, guided by visual cues, will slow in such a way that this refractive error …