IMI–Report on experimental models of emmetropization and myopia

D Troilo, EL Smith, DL Nickla, R Ashby… - … & visual science, 2019 - iovs.arvojournals.org
The results of many studies in a variety of species have significantly advanced our
understanding of the role of visual experience and the mechanisms of postnatal eye growth …

The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology

DI Flitcroft - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

The multifunctional choroid

DL Nickla, J Wallman - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2010 - Elsevier
The choroid of the eye is primarily a vascular structure supplying the outer retina. It has
several unusual features: It contains large membrane-lined lacunae, which, at least in birds …

How does spending time outdoors protect against myopia? A review

G Lingham, DA Mackey, R Lucas… - British Journal of …, 2020 - bjo.bmj.com
Myopia is an increasingly common condition that is associated with significant costs to
individuals and society. Moreover, myopia is associated with increased risk of glaucoma …

Homeostasis of eye growth and the question of myopia

J Wallman, J Winawer - Neuron, 2004 - cell.com
As with other organs, the eye's growth is regulated by homeostatic control mechanisms.
Unlike other organs, the eye relies on vision as a principal input to guide growth. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Parental history of myopia, sports and outdoor activities, and future myopia

LA Jones, LT Sinnott, DO Mutti… - … & visual science, 2007 - iovs.arvojournals.org
purpose. To identify whether parental history of myopia and/or parent-reported children's
visual activity levels can predict juvenile-onset myopia. methods. Survey-based data from …

IMI–Clinical myopia control trials and instrumentation report

JS Wolffsohn, PS Kollbaum… - … & visual science, 2019 - iovs.arvojournals.org
The evidence-basis based on existing myopia control trials along with the supporting
academic literature were reviewed; this informed recommendations on the outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effects of high ambient lighting on the development of form-deprivation myopia in rhesus monkeys

EL Smith, LF Hung, J Huang - Investigative ophthalmology & …, 2012 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: Time spent outdoors reduces the likelihood that children will develop myopia,
possibly because light levels are much higher outdoors than indoors. To test this hypothesis …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral vision can influence eye growth and refractive development in infant monkeys

EL Smith, C Kee, R Ramamirtham… - … & visual science, 2005 - arvojournals.org
purpose. Given the prominence of central vision in humans, it has been assumed that visual
signals from the fovea dominate emmetropization. The purpose of this study was to examine …

Time outdoors, visual activity, and myopia progression in juvenile-onset myopes

LA Jones-Jordan, LT Sinnott, SA Cotter… - … & visual science, 2012 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To investigate the association between myopia progression and time spent
outdoors and in various visual activities. Methods.: Subjects were 835 myopes (both …