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Atropine Eye Drops in Childhood Myopia Control: A Review. [PDF]

Int J Med Sci
Myopia is a pandemic problem in this world. Per 2019 report of the World Health Organization in their first-ever report on vision, ~27% world's population are suffering from myopia. This trend is expected to increase to ~50% by 2050. Unfortunately, no cure method is available so far due to its complications of the mechanistic actions.
Zhu Q, Chen Y, Li X, Xue L, Zhang X, Zhou G, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Wilde A, Zhu Y, Li Y.   +10 more
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Childhood Myopic Foveoschisis in LRPAP1-associated Myopia

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
This case reports the development of foveoschisis in a child with high myopia due to a homozygous LRPAP1 pathogenic variant. A 9-year-old girl with high myopia due to a homozygous mutation in the LRPAP1 gene and a history of retinal detachment repair in her right eye, presented on follow-up with progressive myopic foveoschisis in the left eye noted on ...
Almazyead, Mohammad, Alfakhri, Abdullmajeed S., Alsulaiman, Sulaiman M.   +2 more
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Early Childhood Refractive Error and Parental History of Myopia as Predictors of Myopia [PDF]

Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2010
To determine the utility of a child's first grade refractive error and parental history of myopia as predictors of myopia onset between the second and eighth grades.Subjects were nonmyopic children in the first grade who were enrolled in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Ethnicity and Refractive Error (CLEERE) Study. Myopia was defined as -0.
Lisa A, Jones-Jordan, Loraine T, Sinnott, Ruth E, Manny, Susan A, Cotter, Robert N, Kleinstein, Donald O, Mutti, J Daniel, Twelker, Karla, Zadnik   +7 more
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School-based programme to address childhood myopia in Singapore [PDF]

Singapore Medical Journal, 2021
In 2050, a total of 4,758 million people worldwide (49.8% of the world’s population) are expected to be myopic, and 938 million people (9.8%) are expected to suffer from high myopia (myopia worse than −5.00 D).(1) Myopia, commonly known as short-sightedness or near-sightedness, has remained one of the biggest public health challenges in Singapore ...
Vijaya, Karuppiah, Lilian, Wong, Veronica, Tay, Xiaojia, Ge, Lee Lin, Kang   +4 more
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IMI—Onset and Progression of Myopia in Young Adults [PDF]

, 2023
Myopia typically starts and progresses during childhood, but onset and progression can occur during adulthood. The goals of this review are to summarize published data on myopia onset and progression in young adults, aged 18 to 40 years, to characterize ...
Katrina L. Schmid, Edward A. H. Mallen, Leveziel, Nicolas, Pavan K. Verkicharla, Verkicharla, Pavan K., Polling, Jan Roelof, Chamberlain, Paul, Rozema, Jos J., Jacobsen, Nina, Paul Chamberlain, Rafael Iribarren, Lee, Samantha Sze Yee, Schmid, Katrina L., Nina Jacobsen, Mallen, Edward A.H., Jan Roelof Polling, Mark A. Bullimore, Bullimore, Mark A., Iribarren, Rafael, Samantha Sze-Yee Lee, Nicolas Leveziel, Jos J. Rozema, Mallen, Edward A. H., Lee, Samantha Sze-Yee, Mallen, Edward   +24 more
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Time trends in myopia and high myopia prevalence in young university adults in China [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
AIM: To investigate time trends in myopia and high myopia prevalence over 6y among young university adults in China. METHODS: This is a 6-year series cross-sectional study from 2016 to 2021.
Hong-Mei Zhang, Bing-Qin Li, Yun Zhu, Sheng-Xin Liu, Rui-Hua Wei   +4 more
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Frequency of myopia in childhood in Elazig

Annals of Medical Research, 2020
Aim: We aimed to evaluate the increase in the frequency of myopia in childhood.Material and Methods: Between January 2014 and December 2018, the records of under 18 years old children with myopia diagnosed at our hospital were evaluated retrospectively. Distribution of patients of myopia was done according to years, age and sex.Results: 19,023 patients
Sabiha Kobat, Fatih Gul
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Median MSE (mean spherical equivalent): Childhood-onset myopia (subdivided: Before age 10 and aged 10 to 16 years) and adult-onset myopia, by year of birth as 5-year bands.

, 2022
Median MSE (mean spherical equivalent): Childhood-onset myopia (subdivided: Before age 10 and aged 10 to 16 years) and adult-onset myopia, by year of birth as 5-year bands.
Jugnoo S. Rahi (7735868), Vasiliki Bountziouka (7158068), Pirro G. Hysi (7634090), Phillippa M. Cumberland (7735865), Christopher J. Hammond (7252211)   +4 more
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Changing paradigm in the management of childhood myopia. [PDF]

Eye (Lond), 2023
Chen KS, Au Eong JTW, Au Eong KG.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Prophylactic treatment of childhood myopia: a game-changer in combating the scourge of myopia? [PDF]

Front Public Health
Lee DMX, Au Eong JTW, Au Eong KG.
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