ArticleiScience2026
The choroidal macrophage polarization significantly influences myopia development in murine models.
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- Photobiology in ophthalmology: from evolutionary adaptation to translational therapeutics.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
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Abstract
While choroidal macrophages regulate homeostasis in macular degeneration, their role in myopia is unclear. In this study, depleting choroidal macrophages via clodronate liposome injections induced myopia. To further dissect their function, introducing polarized classically activated (M1) or alternatively activated (M2) macrophages into a myopia model revealed that both the presence and polarization of choroidal macrophages affect myopia progression. Further exploration in normal mice showed that choroidal M1 macrophages polarization triggered choroidal thinning and promoted myopia progression, whereas M2 macrophages polarization enhanced choroidal thickening and suppressed myopia development. These opposite effects of M1 and M2 macrophages on choroidal thickness and myopia progression appeared to be related to their differential regulation of inflammatory responses and oxidative stress. Taken together, these results support a role for choroidal macrophages and their polarization states in myopia onset and progression, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies for controlling the development and progression of myopia.
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