Myths in Myopia Epidemiology and Treatment

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Apr 4. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0575. Online ahead of print.

Carla Lanca^{1

2}, Michael X Repka³, Andrzej Grzybowski^{4

5}

¹ Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
² Comprehensive Health Research Center, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
³ Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland.
⁵ Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Foundation for Ophthalmology Development, Poznan, Poland.

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This Viewpoint discusses common myths about myopia and educational strategies for bringing clinical practice better in line with evidence.