Effects of atropine on choroidal thickness in myopic children: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atropine is an effective medicine for myopia prevention and control. This meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of atropine on choroidal thickness (ChT) in children with myopia.

Methods

Between its inception and 1 June 2023, Medline, Embase, and Web of Science were all searched, and only English literature was included. The choroidal thickness was the primary study outcome. Axial length, standardized equivalent refraction were examined as secondary outcomes. STATA 12.0 was used for data extraction and analysis.

Results

A total of 307 eyes were involved in this study to evaluate the effect of atropine on ChT, axial length (AL) and standardized equivalent refraction (SER) in myopic children. Choroidal thickening was significantly higher in th

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11533146 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature