Preventing the Progression of Myopia in Children-A Review of the Past Decade

Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Oct 19;59(10):1859. doi: 10.3390/medicina59101859.

Abstract

The growing incidence of myopia worldwide justifies the search for efficient methods of myopia prevention. Numerous pharmacological, optical, and lifestyle measures have already been utilized, but there remains a need to explore more practical and predictable methods for myopia control. This paper presents a review of the most recent studies on the prevention of myopia progression using defocus-incorporated multiple-segment spectacle lenses (DIMSsl), repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy, and a combination of low-dose atropine (0.01%) with orthokeratology lenses.

Keywords: combined low-dose atropine and orthokeratology lenses; defocus-incorporated multiple-segment spectacle lenses (DIMSsl); myopia control; myopia prevention; repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Atropine / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Disease Progression
  • Eyeglasses*
  • Humans
  • Myopia* / prevention & control

Substances

  • Atropine

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.