The epidemics of myopia: aetiology and prevention

IG Morgan, AN French, RS Ashby, X Guo, X Ding… - Progress in retinal and …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is an epidemic of myopia in East and Southeast Asia, with the prevalence of myopia in
young adults around 80–90%, and an accompanying high prevalence of high myopia in …

Time spent in outdoor activities in relation to myopia prevention and control: a meta‐analysis and systematic review

S Xiong, P Sankaridurg, T Naduvilath… - Acta …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Outdoor time is considered to reduce the risk of developing myopia. The purpose is to
evaluate the evidence for association between time outdoors and (1) risk of onset of myopia …

IMI–clinical management guidelines report

KL Gifford, K Richdale, P Kang, TA Aller… - … & visual science, 2019 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Best practice clinical guidelines for myopia control involve an understanding of the
epidemiology of myopia, risk factors, visual environment interventions, and optical and …

Effect of repeated low-level red light on myopia prevention among children in China with premyopia: a randomized clinical trial

X He, J Wang, Z Zhu, K Xiang, X Zhang… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Myopia is a global concern, but effective prevention measures remain limited.
Premyopia is a refractive state in which children are at higher risk of myopia, meriting …

IMI–myopia control reports overview and introduction

JS Wolffsohn, DI Flitcroft, KL Gifford… - … & visual science, 2019 - iovs.arvojournals.org
With the growing prevalence of myopia, already at epidemic levels in some countries, there
is an urgent need for new management approaches. However, with the increasing number …

[HTML][HTML] IMI accommodation and binocular vision in myopia development and progression

NS Logan, H Radhakrishnan… - … & visual science, 2021 - jov.arvojournals.org
The role of accommodation in myopia development and progression has been debated for
decades. More recently, the understanding of the mechanisms involved in accommodation …

Myopia: mechanisms and strategies to slow down its progression

A Russo, A Boldini, D Romano, G Mazza… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This topical review aimed to update and clarify the behavioral, pharmacological, surgical,
and optical strategies that are currently available to prevent and reduce myopia progression …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity, time spent outdoors, and near work in relation to myopia prevalence, incidence, and progression: an overview of systematic reviews and …

SK Karthikeyan, DL Ashwini, M Priyanka… - Indian journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Myopia has reached epidemic levels in recent years. Stopping the development and
progression of myopia is critical, as high myopia is a major cause of blindness worldwide …

Smartphone use associated with refractive error in teenagers: the myopia app study

CA Enthoven, JR Polling, T Verzijden, JWL Tideman… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the association between smartphone use and refractive error in
teenagers using the Myopia app. Design Cross-sectional population-based study …

Comparison of noncycloplegic and cycloplegic autorefraction in categorizing refractive error data in children

P Sankaridurg, X He, T Naduvilath, M Lv… - Acta …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To systematically analyse the differences between cycloplegic and noncycloplegic
refractive errors (RE) in children and to determine if the predictive value of noncycloplegic …