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ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2024

Axial Length Shortening after Combined Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy in Poor Responders of Orthokeratology in Myopic Children.

Mengting Yu, Xianghua Tang, Jinyun Jiang, Fengqi Zhou, Lili Wang, Chuqi Xiang, Yin Hu, Xiao Yang

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Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Current Evidence on Options and Efficacy of Combination Therapy for Myopia Control-A Narrative Review.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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  4. Illuminating eye care: the promise and future of red light therapy in ophthalmology.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mengting YuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-260X
Xianghua TangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-5949
Jinyun JiangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-6937
Fengqi ZhouMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Lili WangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6969-8908
Chuqi XiangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4900-6134
Yin HuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9976-6345
Xiao YangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5649-7763

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and safety of orthokeratology (ortho-k) and repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy in treating poor responders of ortho-k in myopic children. Methods: Study participants were 100 myopic children who completed two years of ortho-k treatment in a retrospective study. In the first year of ortho-k treatment (phase one), they experienced axial elongation of 0.30 mm or greater (defined as poor responders to ortho-k). Children were divided into two groups: the orthokeratology group (OK, Results: The mean age, male-to-female ratio, axial length (AL), and axial elongation in phase one were comparable between OK and OK-RLRL groups (all Conclusions: For poor responders of orthokeratology, RLRL could slow axial elongation in addition to the ortho-k treatment effect. Those who respond poorly to ortho-k with elder age might benefit more from combined therapy.

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PMCPMC11330329

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