ReviewJournal of ophthalmology2022
Myopia: Mechanisms and Strategies to Slow Down Its Progression.
Review in Journal of ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
45 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Efficacy of spectacle lenses specifically designed for myopia control: systematic review and meta-analysis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Pooled it
- Orthokeratology in controlling myopia of children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Pooled it
- Metabolomic characteristics of aqueous humor in young myopia patients without fundus complications.Eye (London, England) · 2026Trial
- Effect of daily disposable Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact lens on myopia control: a 1-year multicentre randomised controlled trial.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2026Trial
- Visual outcomes of implantable Collamer lens and laser-assistedInternational journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Effects of a recess-based ocular muscle regulation training program on visual function in adolescents: a school-based controlled study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The predictive accuracy of axial length to corneal curvature radius ratio for myopia in children and adolescents.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Management of myopia: a mini-review.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2026Review
- Atropine Eye Drops in Childhood Myopia Control: A Review.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Review
- From vision correction to health promotion: a public health approach to myopia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Crystalline Lens Thickness Changes in Myopia Children During Long-Term Orthokeratology Treatment.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- One-year effects of orthokeratology lens wear on objective visual quality and corneal densitometry in adolescents with myopia.PloS one · 2026Article
- Multifocal electroretinography assessment of retinal responses to myopic defocus lenses.PeerJ · 2026Article
- Current and emerging strategies for myopia control: a narrative review of optical, pharmacological, behavioural, and adjunctive therapies.Eye (London, England) · 2025Review
- 0.01% atropine combined with carteolol hydrochloride can inhibit the scleral remodeling in guinea pigs with form-deprivation myopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Personal Scientific Journey in Ophthalmology: Twenty-Five Years of Translating Research into Novel Therapies.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Optical influence of myopia control spectacles at the retinal level: Effect of local light modulation.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2025Article
- The association between smartphone use and myopia progression in children: a prospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Analysis of refractive development characteristics in school-age children based on biometric measurements: a cross-sectional study involving 12,025 primary school students from Xingtai City.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
This topical review aimed to update and clarify the behavioral, pharmacological, surgical, and optical strategies that are currently available to prevent and reduce myopia progression. Myopia is the commonest ocular abnormality; reinstated interest is associated with high and increasing prevalence, especially but not, in the Asian population and progressive nature in children. The growing global prevalence seems to be associated with both genetic and environmental factors such as spending more time indoor and using digital devices, particularly during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Various options have been assessed to prevent or reduce myopia progression in children. In this review, we assess the effects of several types of measures, including spending more time outdoor, optical interventions such as the bifocal/progressive spectacle lenses, soft bifocal/multifocal/extended depth of focus/orthokeratology contact lenses, refractive surgery, and pharmacological treatments. All these options for controlling myopia progression in children have various degrees of efficacy. Atropine, orthokeratology/peripheral defocus contact and spectacle lenses, bifocal or progressive addition spectacles, and increased outdoor activities have been associated with the highest, moderate, and lower efficacies, respectively.
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