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ReviewInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2025

Access to Myopia Care in the United States-A Narrative Review.

Joy Harewood, Melissa Contreras, Kristine Huang, Shelby Johnson, Jingyun Wang

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Review in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Italian consensus on pediatric myopia: findings from a three-round modified delphi study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Joy HarewoodState University of New York College of Optometry, New York, New York, United States.
Melissa ContrerasSouthern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, California, United States.
Kristine HuangSouthern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, California, United States.
Shelby JohnsonState University of New York College of Optometry, New York, New York, United States.
Jingyun WangState University of New York College of Optometry, New York, New York, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review describes the evidence related to the burden of myopia and the status of access to myopia care, including detection, treatment, and management, in the United States. It examines the societal impact of myopia, vision screening guidelines from professional organizations, and state mandates on vision screening. Using the Anderson-Newman framework, the review evaluates access to and utilization of myopia care. It identifies knowledge gaps and barriers, offering strategies to improve access to myopia care and management. Improving access to comprehensive myopia management will require collaboration among stakeholders to address research gaps and develop policies that promote equitable access to the detection, treatment, and management of myopia, particularly for populations at high risk of adverse outcomes.

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Health Services AccessibilityMyopiaHumansUnited StatesVision Screening

Identifiers

PMID40471571
PMCPMC12165310

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