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The effect of defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses on astigmatism in children with myopia [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This study aims to explore the impact of wearing Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses on astigmatism in myopic children. This study included 396 myopic children and divided the participants into two groups:the DIMS group (n ...
Yang Wang, Lijuan Ouyang, Si Chen, Keyu Chen, Haibo Xiong   +4 more
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A comparison of myopia control in European children and adolescents with defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacles, atropine, and combined DIMS/atropine. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2023
PurposeTo evaluate the efficacy of a myopia control spectacle lens (DIMS) at slowing the progression of myopia in a population of European children in comparison with 0.01% atropine and combined DIMS and atropine.MethodsThe study was a non-randomised ...
Paolo Nucci, Andrea Lembo, Irene Schiavetti, Rakhee Shah, David Francis Edgar, Bruce John William Evans   +5 more
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Defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses increase the choroidal thickness: a two-year randomized clinical trial [PDF]

Eye and Vision, 2023
Background Myopia control interventions, such as defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses, have been adopted in school-aged children to reduce the prevalence of myopia and its complications.
Rachel Ka Man Chun, Hanyu Zhang, Zhengji Liu, Dennis Yan Yin Tse, Yongjin Zhou, Carly Siu Yin Lam, Chi Ho To   +6 more
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Influence of Astigmatism Type on Myopia Progression Among Children Wearing Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) Spectacle Lenses [PDF]

Clinical Ophthalmology
Jenna M Hoogendoorn,1 Rakhee Shah,2 Laurentius J Van Rijn,3 Natalia Vlasak4 1Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 2Optometry & Visual Sciences, City St George’s, University of London, London, EC1V 0HB, UK; 3Department of ...
Hoogendoorn JM, Shah R, Van Rijn LJ, Vlasak N   +3 more
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Effect of defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses on myopia progression in children: a retrospective analysis in a German real-life clinical setting [PDF]

BMC Ophthalmology
Objectives This retrospective analysis evaluates the treatment success of “Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments” (DIMS) spectacle lenses in a real-life clinical setting in Germany. Materials and methods Axial length (AL) and objective refraction of 166
Birte Neller, Kai Neller, Hartmut Schwahn, Ann-Isabel Mattern, Machteld Devenijn, Achim Langenbucher, Berthold Seitz, Hakan Kaymak   +7 more
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Comparison of the performance of myopia control in European children and adolescents with defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) and highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) spectacles [PDF]

BMJ Paediatrics Open
Purpose A performance comparison of two myopia control spectacle lens designs, defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) and highly aspherical lenslets (HAL), at slowing myopia progression in a European child/adolescent population.
Andrea Lembo, Paolo Nucci, Irene Schiavetti, Massimiliano Serafino, Roberto Caputo   +4 more
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Evaluating the myopia progression control efficacy of defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) lenses and Apollo progressive addition spectacle lenses (PALs) in 6- to 12-year-old children: study protocol for a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Trials, 2020
Background Myopia is increasing in prevalence and is currently recognized as a significant public health issue worldwide, particularly in China. Once myopia develops, appropriate clinical interventions need to be prescribed to slow its progression ...
Yan Li, Yafei Fu, Kai Wang, Zhiming Liu, Xiaoqing Shi, Mingwei Zhao   +5 more
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Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses versus 0.01% atropine for myopia control: a randomised trial in children from Central Europe [PDF]

BMJ Open Ophthalmology
Background/aims The global increase in childhood myopia underscores the need for effective control strategies. This study compares the effectiveness of Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses versus 0.01% atropine eye drops in ...
Edward Wylegala, Sławomir Teper, Emilia Wnękowicz-Augustyn, Martyna Kobielnik   +3 more
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Overview on Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Lenses: A Novel Perspective in Myopia Progression Management

Vision, 2022
Myopia is becoming more common across the world, affecting approximately two billion people and rising. Different kinds of therapies (optical, pharmaceutical, environmental, or behavioral) have been proposed to decrease myopia progression, but with ...
Matteo Mario Carlà, Francesco Boselli, Federico Giannuzzi, Gloria Gambini, Tomaso Caporossi, Umberto De Vico, Alfonso Savastano, Antonio Baldascino, Clara Rizzo, Raphael Kilian, Stanislao Rizzo   +10 more
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Adjunctive 0.05% Atropine for Children with Continued Rapid Myopia Progression During Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Spectacle Lens Treatment: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study [PDF]

Ophthalmology and Therapy
Introduction Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) lenses slow myopia progression, but some children continue to experience rapid axial elongation despite treatment.
QingLin Xu, Minsong Xue, Hong Liu, WenYu Gao, Haiying Zhu, Yuwen Ran, Hong Zhong, Longbo Wen, Zhikuan Yang   +8 more
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