ReviewThe British journal of ophthalmology2002
Myopia: attempts to arrest progression.
Review in The British journal of ophthalmology, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- Acupuncture for slowing the progression of myopia in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- Under-correction or full correction of myopia? A meta-analysis.Journal of optometryPooled it
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- Multifocal electroretinogram in children on atropine treatment for myopia.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2005Trial
- Topical atropine in retarding myopic progression and axial length growth in children with moderate to severe myopia: a pilot study.Japanese journal of ophthalmologyTrial
- Context of Atropine Adherence in Preschool Children with Early-Onset Myopia: A Qualitative Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of new robust silk fibroin hydrogels for posterior scleral reinforcement in rabbits.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Myopia, its prevalence, current therapeutic strategy and recent developments: A Review.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Review
- Rural-urban differences in prevalence of and risk factors for refractive errors among school children and adolescents aged 6-18 years in Dalian, China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- An Updated Meta-Analysis of Controlling Myopia with Auricular Acupoint Stimulation.Medical acupuncture · 2021Article
- Adult onset unilateral high myopia in a female patient: A case report.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2020Article
- A STROBE-compliant case-control study: Effects of cumulative doses of topical atropine on intraocular pressure and myopia progression.Medicine · 2020Article
- Pathogenesis and Prevention of Worsening Axial Elongation in Pathological Myopia.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Review
- Differences of body height, axial length, and refractive error at different ages in Kumejima study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2019Article
- Effects of the long wavelength-filtered continuous spectrum on natural refractive development in juvenile guinea pigs.International journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- The effect of orthokeratology on axial length elongation in children with myopia: Contralateral comparison study.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2018Article
- α-adrenergic agonist brimonidine control of experimentally induced myopia in guinea pigs: A pilot study.Molecular vision · 2017Article
- Effects of topical atropine on intraocular pressure and myopia progression: a prospective comparative study.BMC ophthalmology · 2016Article
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Abstract
Previous studies have evaluated the efficacy of several interventions to decrease the progression of myopia. These include devices that alter the perception of the visual environment and pharmacological treatments. There is no conclusive evidence thus far that alteration of the pattern of spectacle wear, bifocals, ocular hypotensives, or contact lenses retards the progression of myopia. Several randomised clinical trials have demonstrated that the rate of progression of myopia is lower in children given atropine eye drops than those given placebo. However, atropine is associated with short term side effects such as photophobia and possible long term adverse events including light induced retinal damage and cataract formation. Other more selective antimuscarinic agents such as pirenzipine are presently being evaluated. Further well conducted randomised clinical trials with large sample sizes and adequate follow up designed to evaluate treatments to retard the progression of myopia should be conducted, since the identification of an effective intervention may have a greater public health impact on the burden and morbidity from myopia than the few treatments currently available.
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