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Inverted ILM Flap Best Technique For Macular Atrophy in Myopic Traction Maculopathy

In a new study, half of patients with both diagnoses eventually required surgery, and this procedure conferred a success rate of 94%.
October 2, 2024

Myopia Epidemic Projected to Affect Nearly 740 Million Children Worldwide by 2050

Researchers show a disproportionate impact on girls and East Asian populations in a new study, and they urge swift action to address this public health burden.
October 1, 2024

Myopic Kids More Likely to Experience Dry Eye than Non-myopes

Emmetropes had longer tear break-up times and no evidence of ocular surface disease in a recent large study. Greater screen use is a potential culprit.
September 30, 2024

Widefield OCT-A Reveals Effects of High Myopia on Retinal Vascular Structures

Recent findings show a link to decreased peripheral vascular density and altered peripapillary capillary area in response to axial length elongation.
September 27, 2024

Small Treatment Zone Ortho-K Lens More Effective at Controlling Myopia

However, this came at the expense of decreased visual quality.
September 10, 2024

Myopia More Strongly Correlated with Academic vs. Vocational Education

As further evidence of environmental influences on development, a Chinese study found a protective effect from abandonment of classroom study as late as ages 15 to 18.
September 9, 2024

Visual Field Defect Develops in Half of Nonpathologic High Myopes

With observation over eight years, the most commonly seen were an enlarged blind spot and nonspecific defect.
September 9, 2024

Red-light Therapy for Myopia Prevention Moderately Effective

This intervention type is still fairly limited by the modest rebound effect observed after cessation.
September 3, 2024

High Myopia Affects Peripheral Retinal Ganglion Cell Complex

The impact of axial elongation seems to make this area, as well as the microvasculature, more susceptible to change.
August 21, 2024

Study Implicates Peripheral Defocus in Myopia Development

In children, that of the horizontal direction had a greater effect.
August 20, 2024