A Chinese study reveals that secondhand smoke exposure significantly increases the risk of early-onset myopia in children ...

Axial length/corneal radius predicted overall myopia risk most accurately. Posterior vitreous depth predicted classification of high risk versus low risk most accurately.

Researchers link early cone dysfunction in RPGR-related retinal dystrophy to high myopia, with timing of degeneration influencing severity and outcomes.

Comparison of axial elongation among emmetropes, untreated progressing myopes, and treated myopes places treatment efficacy in the context of normal childhood eye growth SAN RAMON, Calif., May 26 ...

After two years, the mean myopia progression and axial elongation in the placebo-treated eyes were -1.20 D ± 0.69 D and +0.38 mm ± 0.38 mm, respectively.

The prevalence of visual impairment rose with increasing axial length and spherical equivalent, so that among participants with high myopia, cumulative risk of visual impairment was 5.7% at 60 ...

Axial elongation may explain the possible protection from diabetic retinopathy observed in some studies of those with myopia. News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases ...

However, another study, also published in JAMA Opthalmology, found that low-dose atropine (0.01%) significantly reduced myopia progression and axial elongation after three years.

NEW DEHLI, India — Eyes of pediatric patients that undergo cataract surgery may develop progressive axial myopia, according to a study. In a case series, trauma or multiple ocular surgeries may ...

An increase in primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment incidence (RRD) may be associated with a simultaneous increase in myopia among citizens residing in the Netherlands, according to study ...