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Learn about the latest scientific research and evidence-based innovations that are guiding decision-making for myopia management in clinical practice.

Our compendium of science reviews and summaries cover key papers, new developments and future possibilities in myopia, with a focus on clinical applications. Browse the latest articles or refine to your interest using the search box. Filter by topic, choose topic combinations, and apply the additional filter to limit your search to article types.

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Close How effective is spectacle correction for myopic anisometropia?Myopic eyes progressed 0.75D faster when uncorrected, but emmetropic eyes progressed marginally when corrected.Read Full Article Myopia management best practice: guidance for the UK & IrelandThe Delphi review panel supports early intervention and personalised treatment plans while advising on further research.Read Full Article Essilor Stellest lenses: 5-year results5-year follow-up results of spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets for myopia control provide further long-term efficacy data.Read Full Article Myopia and glaucoma: is IOP the missing link?Myopia and POAG share genetic links, with IOP as a key mediator, suggesting a bidirectional relationship between these conditions.Read Full Article Is sleep a new risk factor for myopia?Social jetlag, lower sleep duration and poor sleep habits are associated with myopia risk. Read Full Article Hyperopic reserve as a predictor of myopia progression: LAMP2 studyLow-dose atropine effectively delays myopia onset in high-risk children with low hyperopic reserve, supporting a targeted prevention approach.Read Full Article The HOYA IMC 2024 showcase: visual environment, combination treatment and MiYOSMART spectacle lensesHOYA showcased key myopia research at IMC 2024, highlighting DIMS lens efficacy and early pre-myopia intervention. Read Full Article The efficacy of positive and negative power lenslets in slowing myopia progressionA novel spectacle effectively reduces myopic progression using an innovative, non-myopic defocus design. Read Full Article Combining orthokeratology and spectacles for kids and teens with high myopiaOrthokeratology with daytime spectacles provides effective myopia control, maintaining peripheral myopic defocus and reducing progression.Read Full Article Designing an atropine-eluting contact lens for myopiaAn atropine-eluting contact lens shows promise but the formulation showed cytotoxicity risks, requiring further refinements.Read Full Article Can we predict myopia onset in children?Predicting myopia onset in children using age, sex, ethnicity, and refractive error, enabling early intervention and personalized myopia management. Read Full Article Adult myopia progression in EuropeansThis large-scale study found 11% of young adults myopes progressed each year with more in high myopes. Read Full Article

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