Childhood Myopia Part I: Contemporary Treatment Options.

ABSTRACT: Childhood myopia is a growing global public health concern. Treatments to control myopia are a priority because myopia, particularly high myopia, poses significant lifelong risks of vision loss from myopia-associated ocular pathologies. Intensive research efforts over the past two decades have led to the development of several effective strategies for controlling myopia in children: increased time outdoors, atropine eye drops, dual-focus and multifocal contact lenses, orthokeratology lenses, and specialized spectacle lenses. While the efficacy of these strategies is variable, evidence is growing regarding the potential benefits of applying these interventions in children with myopia, although none completely halt myopia progression. Despite this evidence, dual-focus contact lenses remain t

SUBMITTER: Khanal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12151248 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature