Journal Reviews

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Myopia in Han Chinese

2 February 2024 | | Cataract and Refractive | Han Chinese, Myopia-associated genes, High myopia, retinal nervous system, single nucleotide polymorphisms

The authors present a case-control study of 361 patients with high myopia (mean spherical equivalent of -6.0DS or lower, and axial length greater than or equal to 26mm) and 749 healthy controls (mean spherical equivalent -1.0 to +1.0DS). They tested...

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Anything new in the control of myopia progression?

1 October 2021 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Axial length, Children, Efficacy, Myopia, Myopia control, Retinal disease

This is a review article looking at up to date concepts and evidence in myopia control from current literature and studies. The authors identified that myopia control is best measured in absolute change in axial length as opposed to refraction...