Myopia is the commonest ocular abnormality but as a research topic remains at the margins
of mainstream ophthalmology. The concept that most myopes fall into the category of …

A large body of data is available to support the hypothesis that dopamine (DA) is one of the
retinal neurotransmitters involved in the signaling cascade that controls eye growth by …

Myopia is of diverse aetiology. A small proportion of myopia is clearly familial, generally
early in onset and of high level, with defined chromosomal localisations and in some cases …

Our current understanding of the development of refractive errors, in particular myopia,
would be substantially limited had Wiesel and Raviola not discovered by accident that …

Because the study of visual development is pursued by workers in many disciplines, from
medicine to basic science, I have tried to write this book at a level at which it can be …

Form deprivation (FD) was induced in 61 guinea pigs with a diffuser worn on one eye. The
form-deprived eye elongated and developed myopia within 6 days in animals raised under a …

Ocular growth and refraction are regulated by visual processing in the retina. We identified
candidate regulatory neurons by immunocytochemistry for immediate-early gene products …

Myopia is increasing in prevalence world-wide, nearing epidemic proportions in some
populations. This has led to expanded research efforts to understand how ocular growth and …

As they grow up, approximately 25% of children in the United States become myopic
(nearsighted)(Sperduto and others 1983). A much smaller percentage become significantly …

We made a comprehensive study, involving observations on 45 marmosets, of the effects on
ocular growth and refraction of wearing spectacles from the ages of 4–8 weeks. This period …