Myopia
Red Light Therapy Less Effective in Pre-myopia Phase
A year of treatment reduced SE refraction by about three-quarters of a diopter among myopes but only one-third of a diopter in pre-myopes.
04/23/2024
Meta-analysis Reaffirms Virtues of Multifocal Soft Lenses for Myopia
These lenses were shown to be safe and effective, but were noted to decrease low-contrast visual acuity at distance. Ortho-K also was deemed a bit more effective but also more prone to adverse effects.
04/18/2024
Brimonidine Explored as Potential Myopia Treatment in Early Trials
While only being tested on animals right now, clinical application might emerge in time as more studies solidify its positive effects. The mechanism may involve changes to scleral and choroidal development during ocular growth.
04/15/2024
Structural Complications Not Specific to High Myopia
In a new study, compromised corneal biomechanics started as low as -3.00D and worsened exponentially as refractive error increased.
04/04/2024
Age of Myopia Onset Shown to Predict High Myopia
This research, conducted in China with Asian subjects, is likely also applicable to other ethnicities to some extent, and argues for early screening in school-aged children, researchers argue.
04/03/2024
Myopic Shift Among the Long-term Effects of Overminus Lenses
Caregivers of kids with intermittent exotropia should be counseled about persistence of this phenomenon after treatment discontinuation.
03/28/2024
Scleral Degeneration, Axial Elongation, Peripapillary Changes in High Myopia All Linked
Such changes impact the biomechanical environment around the optic nerve head and make it more prone to damage.
03/28/2024
Myopia Could Impose Increased Stress on Corneal Endothelium
A recent study discovered higher degrees of polymegethism and pleomorphism in subjects with deeper anterior chambers.
03/21/2024
LAMP Study: Atropine 0.05% Effective For Myopia Control at Five Years
The intervention even performed equally well in patients who had to restart treatment after a year of recession.
03/18/2024
Kids with Convergence Excess Least Amenable to DIMS Lens Therapy for Myopia
This was found when compared with other types of vergence dysfunction in a population of Chinese children.
03/15/2024
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