ReviewProgress in molecular biology and translational science2015
RPE and Choroid Mechanisms Underlying Ocular Growth and Myopia.
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80 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 130 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biological mechanisms of atropine in myopia control (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of atropine on choroidal thickness in myopic children: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- Dynamic changes in ocular shape during human development and its implications for retina fovea formation.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2024Pooled it
- Genome-wide association meta-analysis highlights light-induced signaling as a driver for refractive error.Nature genetics · 2018Pooled it
- Two-year changes of macular choroidal thickness in response to 0.01% atropine eye drops: Results from the myopia outcome study of atropine in children (MOSAIC) clinical trial.Acta ophthalmologica · 2025Trial
- Clinical observation and correlation between the different degrees of myopia and choroidal thickness in children and adolescents.Medicine · 2026Article
- Orthokeratology and retinal risk: a new dimension in myopia control.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Effects of small incision lenticule extraction and femtosecond laser-assistedExperimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Article
- Choroidal Structural and Vascular Changes During Myopia Progression and in Response to Myopia Control Interventions: A Systematic Review.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Effects of Imposed Defocus on Inhibitor of DNA-Binding Gene Expression in Chick Posterior Ocular Tissues.Cells · 2025Article
- Small Extracellular Vesicles Released from ARPE-19 Cells Grown under Diabetic Retinopathy Conditions Promote NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2025Article
- Axial Length Profiles in Inherited Retinal Diseases-A Genotypic and Phenotypic Analysis.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Early Peripapillary Choroidal Thinning during Myopia Development: A Potential Biomarker for Progressive Myopia Identified in Tree Shrews.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Evidence for M2 Muscarinic Receptor Antagonist Delay of Myopia Development Through Activation of Kir3.4 Channel in the Retina of Guinea Pigs.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Low-level red light inhibits human retinal pigment epithelial cell fibrosis via UBE2C in a myopia-simulating hypoxic microenvironment.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Is central vision (and a fovea) needed for emmetropisation?Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2025Article
- Refractive Development and Choroidal Vascularity in the Form-Deprivation Pigmented Rabbit Model.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Article
- Proteomic signatures of retinal pigment epithelium-derived exosomes in myopic and non-myopic tree shrew eyes.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Melanopsin in the human and chicken choroid.Experimental eye research · 2024Article
- Quantitative Evaluation of the Topographical Maps of Three-Dimensional Choroidal Vascularity Index in Children With Different Degrees of Myopia.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2024Article
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Abstract
Myopia is the most common type of refractive errors and one of the world's leading causes of blindness. Visual manipulations in animal models have provided convincing evidence for the role of environmental factors in myopia development. These models along with in vitro studies have provided important insights into underlying mechanisms. The key locations of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid make them plausible conduits for relaying growth regulatory signals originating in the retina to the sclera, which ultimately determines eye size and shape. Identifying the key signal molecules and their targets may lead to the development of new myopia control treatments. This section summarizes findings implicating the RPE and choroid in myopia development. For RPE and/or choroid, changes in morphology, activity of ion channels/transporters, as well as in gene and protein expression, have been linked to altered eye growth. Both tissues thus represent potential targets for novel therapies for myopia.
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