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James S. Wolffsohn, Monica Jong, Earl L. Smith, Serge R. Resnikoff, Jost B. Jonas, Nicola S. Logan, Ian Morgan, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui
Summary: The International Myopia Institute (IMI) is focused on advancing research, education, and management in the field of myopia to reduce the incidence of future vision impairment and blindness associated with increasing myopia. By promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing, IMI addresses issues such as pathologic myopia, the impact of myopia, risk factors, accommodation, binocular vision, and myopia prevention.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
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Antonio Queiros, Alejandro Cervino, Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Meijome
Summary: This study measured the refraction patterns of myopic eyes with spectacle lenses correction and lens-free emmetropes at different target distances. It was found that accommodation to very near targets (up to 0.20 m) makes the off-axis refraction of myopes wearing their spectacle correction similar to that of lens-free emmetropes, with a significant reduction in off-axis astigmatism observed.
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Denis Plotnikov, Jiangtian Cui, Rosie Clark, Juho Wedenoja, Olavi Parssinen, J. Willem L. Tideman, Jost B. Jonas, Yaxing Wang, Igor Rudan, Terri L. Young, David A. Mackey, Louise Terry, Cathy Williams, Jeremy A. Guggenheim
Summary: The genetic variants that regulate eye size in emmetropic eyes are distinct from those that confer susceptibility to myopia, indicating that different biological pathways are involved in normal eye growth and myopia development.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Hanyang Yu, Wentao Li, Ziping Chen, Mengzhen Chen, Junwen Zeng, Xijiang Lin, Feng Zhao
Summary: In this study, we investigated how ocular accommodative responses and pupil diameters change under different light intensities. We found that light intensity significantly affects accommodation and pupil diameter, with larger changes observed under dynamic lighting compared to static lighting. These findings suggest that light intensity plays an important role in effective accommodation function training.
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Yuxia You, Junxia Fu, Ming Xu, Yali Song, Huanfen Zhou, Shihui Wei
Summary: This population-based study investigated the refractive status and prevalence of refractive error in Chinese preschool children aged 1-6 years old. The study found that the prevalence of myopia decreased with age in preschool children younger than 5 years old and then slightly increased at 5-6 years, potentially indicating early signs of myopia in school-age children. The research highlights the need for greater attention to be given to children in this age group.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
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Qi Tan, Alex L. K. Ng, George P. M. Cheng, Victor C. P. Woo, Pauline Cho
Summary: The study found that pupil size measurements using the NIDEK OPD-Scan III were highly repeatable in myopic children, making it suitable for use in this population.
OPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS
(2021)
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Yong-Sik Lee, Hui-June Kim, Dong-Kyu Lim, Myoung-Hee Kim, Koon-Ja Lee
Summary: This study assessed the impact of age, illuminance, and refractive state on changes in pupil diameter. The results showed that illuminance was the main factor affecting pupil diameter in participants over 50 years, while refractive state was the dominant factor in participants below 50 years. Pupil diameter decreased with older age and brighter illuminance. There were significant differences in pupil diameter among different refractive states.
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Mijie Li, Chuen-Seng Tan, Lingqian Xu, Li-Lian Foo, Fabian Yap, Chen-Hsin Sun, Elaine K. H. Tham, Shirong Cai, Marcus Ang, Seang-Mei Saw, Charumathi Sabanayagam
Summary: In this study of elementary school-aged children in Singapore, various sleep factors such as quality, duration, timing, and consistency were not independently associated with myopia, spherical equivalent, and axial length. Large longitudinal studies are needed to verify these results.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
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Xingxue Zhu, Yuliang Wang, Yujia Liu, Chaoying Ye, Xingtao Zhou, Xiaomei Qu
Summary: This study found that the use of 0.01% atropine eye drops can effectively prevent myopia progression, but it also leads to an increase in axial length and total astigmatism in myopic Chinese children.
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Pediatrics
Hui-Ying Kuo, Ching-Hsiu Ke, Shyan-Tarng Chen, Han-Yin Sun
Summary: The study investigated the impact of topical atropine instillation on ocular physiology, visual function, and visual discomfort in children. Results showed that atropine treatment can lead to an enlargement of pupil size, reductions in near visual acuity, accommodation, convergence ability, and stereopsis, significantly affecting physiological characteristics and visual function.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Silvia Mendez-Martinez, Teresa Martinez-Rincon, Manuel Subias, Luis E. Pablo, David Garcia-Herranz, Julian Garcia Feijoo, Irene Bravo-Osuna, Rocio Herrero-Vanrell, Elena Garcia-Martin, Maria J. Rodrigo
Summary: The study demonstrates that chronic ocular hypertension can accelerate the development of slowly progressive myopia in Long-Evans rat eyes, accompanied by an initial increase in eye structure and function that later reverses.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Donald O. Mutti, Loraine T. Sinnott, David A. Berntsen, Lisa A. Jones-Jordan, Danielle J. Orr, Jeffrey J. Walline
Summary: This study compared axial and peripheral eye elongation during myopia therapy with multifocal soft contact lenses. The findings suggest that wearing +2.50 D addition multifocal contact lenses can neutralize or reverse the increase in retinal steepness caused by single vision lenses.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Annechien E. G. Haarman, Clair A. Enthoven, Milly S. Tedja, Jan R. Polling, J. Willem L. Tideman, Jan E. E. Keunen, Camiel J. F. Boon, Janine F. Felix, H. Raat, Annette J. M. Geerards, Gregorius P. M. Luyten, Gwyneth A. van Rijn, Virginie J. M. Verhoeven, Caroline C. W. Klaver
Summary: This study investigates the impact of the refractive error gene GJD2 on human myopia, finding that it affects ocular biometry, particularly axial length and anterior chamber depth. Children carrying two risk alleles show larger axial length/corneal radius ratio at ages 6 and 9. Education and environmental factors negatively influence myopia and biometric outcomes, though gene-environment interactions do not reach statistical significance.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yuxia You, Ming Xu, Yali Song, Huanfen Zhou, Shihui Wei
Summary: The study found that the refractive status of preschool children changes smoothly, suggesting optometry screening starting at the age of 3. For children whose refractive error changes more than -1.00 D per year, a visit to the ophthalmology department is recommended.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yan Li, Yi Xing, Chunlin Jia, Jiahui Ma, Xuewei Li, Jingwei Zhou, Chenxu Zhao, Haijun Zhang, Lu Wang, Weihong Wang, Jia Qu, Mingwei Zhao, Kai Wang, Xin Guo
Summary: This study reports the design and baseline data of a cohort study of primary school students in Beijing Pinggu District after COVID-19. The prevalence of myopia significantly increased, especially after the age of 7.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)