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 …

Scleral structure and biomechanics

C Boote, IA Sigal, R Grytz, Y Hua, TD Nguyen… - Progress in retinal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the eye's main load-bearing connective tissue, the sclera is centrally important to vision.
In addition to cooperatively maintaining refractive status with the cornea, the sclera must …

IMI 2023 digest

P Sankaridurg, DA Berntsen… - … & Visual Science, 2023 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Myopia is a dynamic and rapidly moving field, with ongoing research providing a better
understanding of the etiology leading to novel myopia control strategies. In 2019, the …

Light and myopia: from epidemiological studies to neurobiological mechanisms

AR Muralidharan, C Lança, S Biswas… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Myopia is far beyond its inconvenience and represents a true, highly prevalent, sight-
threatening ocular condition, especially in Asia. Without adequate interventions, the current …

Origins of refractive errors: environmental and genetic factors

EN Harb, CF Wildsoet - Annual review of vision science, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Refractive errors are the product of a mismatch between the axial length of the eye and its
optical power, creating blurred vision. Uncorrected refractive errors are the second leading …

Low‐intensity, long‐wavelength red light slows the progression of myopia in children: an eastern China‐based cohort

L Zhou, C Xing, W Qiang, C Hua… - … and Physiological Optics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine the effect of low‐intensity, long‐wavelength red light therapy (LLRT)
on the inhibition of myopia progression in children. Methods A retrospective study was …

Candidate pathways for retina to scleral signaling in refractive eye growth

DM Brown, R Mazade, D Clarkson-Townsend… - Experimental eye …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global prevalence of myopia, or nearsightedness, has increased at an alarming rate
over the last few decades. An eye is myopic if incoming light focuses prior to reaching the …

Light signaling and myopia development: a review

P Zhang, H Zhu - Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The aim of this article was to comprehensively review the relationship between
light exposure and myopia with a focus on the effects of the light wavelength, illuminance …

Violet light suppresses lens-induced myopia via neuropsin (OPN5) in mice

X Jiang, MT Pardue, K Mori, S Ikeda… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Myopia has become a major public health concern, particularly across much of Asia. It has
been shown in multiple studies that outdoor activity has a protective effect on myopia …

Narrow-band, long-wavelength lighting promotes hyperopia and retards vision-induced myopia in infant rhesus monkeys

LF Hung, B Arumugam, Z She, L Ostrin… - Experimental eye …, 2018 - Elsevier
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of narrow band, long-
wavelength lighting on normal refractive development and the phenomena of lens …