Myopia Resource Center

Research and Resources

• • Clinical Myopia Profile and Practitioner’s Guide to the Clinical Myopia Profile by Kate Gifford downloadable from http://www.myopiaprofile.com/ with registration.

• • Myopia growth will have a domino effect worldwide by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer – ASCRS Eye World, The Newsmagazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery – October 2016.

• • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). “Nearly 10 Million Adults Found to Be Severely Nearsighted in the United States.” ScienceDaily, 21 June 2016.

• • Jong M, et al. Vision impairment in highly myopic eyes without ocular pathology: The ZOC-BHVI High Myopia Study. Presented at: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting; May 1-5, 2016; Seattle.

• • Contact Lenses May Decelerate Myopia Among Kids

• • Two Hours of Outdoors a Day Helps Keep Myopia Away by David A. Berntsen, OD, PHD, FAAO – Contact Lens Spectrum, Volume: 31, Issue: April 2016, page(s): 14,15

• • Contact Lens Options for Myopia Progression Management – The Evidence Continues to Mount! (Research Review Column) by S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO – Contact Lens Spectrum Newsletter – December 20, 2015

• • The Puzzling Rise in Nearsighted Children by Shirley S. Wang

• • Go Play Outside, kids:’ Natural light reduces risk of nearsightedness in children, scientists say by Amy Ellis Nutt

• • Myopia is a Disease People! by Clarke D. Newman OD, FAAO

• Contact Lens Update. Conference Highlights – Controlling the progression of myopia: A public workshop. November 14th, 2016

Peer-Reviewed Papers

• • Current Status on the Development and Treatment of Myopia Jeffrey Cooper M.S., O.D.et al.

• • The Prevalence of Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization in the United States by Willis, Jeffrey R., MD, PhD et al. American Academy of Ophthalmology, Article in the Press, Manuscript no. 2016-254, June 2016. Copyright 2016, Elsevier, Inc.

• • Visual Performance of Single Vision and Multifocal Contact Lenses in Non-Presbyopic Myopic Eyes by Cathleen Fedtke, et al.

• • The Future of Myopia Correction Contact Lenses by Paul Gifford, PhD, FAAO, and Kate Louise Gifford, BAppSc(Optom), FAAO – Optometry and Vision Science

• • Increased Prevalence of Myopia in the United States Between 1971-1972 and 1999-2004, Susan Vitale, PhD, MHS; Robert D. Sperduto, MD; Frederick L. Ferris III, MD

• • Efficacy Comparison of 16 Interventions for Myopia Control in Children: A Network Meta-analysis. Huang et al.

• • Topical Atropine in the Control of Myopia, Tan, Donald FRCS; Tay, Su Ann MMed Ophth; Loh, Kai-Lyn MMed Ophth; Chia, Audrey FRANZCO

• • Prentice Award Lecture 2010: A case for peripheral optical treatment strategies for myopia. Smith EL 3rd.

• • Peripheral Vision Can Influence Eye Growth and Refractive Development in Infant Monkeys. Earl L. Smith III et al.

• • Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050. Holden BA et al.

• • The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology. Flitcroft DI.

• • The myopia boom. Short-sightedness is reaching epidemic proportions. Some scientists think they have found a reason why. Elie Dolgin

• Myopia Control: The Time Is Now

Other Resources

• • Please visit http://www.myopiaprevention.org/references_reviews.html for additional papers and articles.

• • Daizong Wen, Jinhai Huang, Hao Chen, Fangjun Bao, et al. (2015) Efficacy and Acceptability of Orthokeratology for Slowing Myopic Progression in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (ABSTRACT) Journal of Ophthalmology VOL 2015 (2015), Article ID 360806 Accessed 08/30/2015

• • Earl L. Smith III, Melanie C. W. Campbell, Elizabeth Irving. (2013) Does peripheral retinal input explain the promising myopia control effects of corneal reshaping therapy (CRT or ortho-K) & multifocal soft contact lenses? (FULL TEXT) Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics Volume 33, Issue 3, pages 379–384, May 2013 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12060

• • Bruce H. Koffler. (2012) The Case for Myopia Control Now. (FULL TEXT) Refractive Eyecare November 2012

• • D.I. Flitcroft. (2012) The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology. (ABSTRACT) JProgress in Retinal and Eye Research VOL 31 (2012) 622-660 doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.06.004

• • Jeffrey Cooper, Erica Schulman and Nadine Jamal. (2012) Current Status on the Development and Treatment of Myopia. (FULL-TEXT scroll to page 23 ) Optometry – Journal of the American Optometric Association Vos 83, No. 5, May 2012.

• • Jeffrey J Walline, Kristina Lindsley, Satyanarayana S Vedula, Susan A Cotter, Donald O Mutti, J. Daniel Twelker. (2011) Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children. (ABSTRACT) The Cochrane Library Published Online 7 Dec 2011 doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004916.pub3

• • Siegwart, John T. Jr; Norton, Thomas T.(2011) Perspective: How Might Emmetropization and Genetic Factors Produce Myopia in Normal Eyes? (FULL TEXT) Optometry & Vision Science March 2011 – Volume 88 – Issue 3 – pp E365-E372 doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31820b053d

• • Earl L. Smith III, Donald O. Mutti.(2011) Contact Lenses and Myopia Control: Evidence Versus Hype. (FULL TEXT) Contact Lens Spectrum June 2011

• • Seo-Wei Leo, Terri L. Young. (2011) An evidence-based update on myopia and interventions to retard its progression.(ABSTRACT) Journal of AAPOS Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 181-189 (April 2011) “Presented as a workshop at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, San Francisco, California, April 17 to 21, 2009.”

• • Weihua Meng, Jacqueline Butterworth, François Malecaze, Patrick Calvas.(2011)Axial Length of Myopia: A Review of Current Research. (FULL TEXT) Ophthalmologica 2011;225:127-134 DOI: 10.1159/000317072

• • Charman, W. Neil.(2011) Keeping the World in Focus: How Might This Be Achieved?. (FULL TEXT) Optometry & Vision Science March 2011 – Volume 88 – Issue 3 – pp 373-376 doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31820b052b

• • Schaeffel, Frank; Feldkaemper, Marita.(2011) Myopia: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference. (FULL TEXT) Optometry & Vision Science March 2011 – Volume 88 – Issue 3 – pp 395-403; doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31820ca987

• • Neil Charman, Hema Radhakrishnan. (2010) Peripheral refraction and the development of refractive error: a review. (FULL TEXT) Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 2010 Jul;30(4):321-38. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00746.x

• • Roger W Beuerman, ed.(2010) Myopia – Animal Models to Clinical Trials. Book published: April 2010; 420 pages

• • Gwiazda, Jane (2009) Treatment Options for Myopia (FULL TEXT) Optometry and Vision Science: June 2009 – Volume 86 – Issue 6 – pp 624-628

• • McBrien, Neville A.; Morgan, Ian G.; Mutti, Donald O. (2009) What’s Hot in Myopia Research-The 12th International Myopia Conference Australia, July 2008 (FULL TEXT) Optometry and Vision Science Guest Editorial January 2009 – Volume 86 – Issue 1 – pp 2-3

• • McBrien, Neville A., Morgan, Ian G. (2009) Myopia: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference (FULL TEXT) Optometry and Vision Science: January 2009 – Volume 86 – Issue 1 – pp E67-E73 doi: 10.1097/01.opx.0000344145.17236.cb

• • Kenneth J. Ciuffreda, Balamurali Vasudevan.(2008) Near work-induced transient myopia (NITM) and permanent myopia.(FULL TEXT) Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics Volume 28, Issue 2, pages 103–114, March 2008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00550.x

• • Jeffrey J. Walline (2007) Slowing Myopia Progression with Lenses(FULL TEXT) Contact Lens Spectrum June 2007

• • Seo-Wei Leo, Seo-Wei Leo, Seo-Wei Leo, Seo-Wei Leo. (2007) Report of the National Myopia Prevention and Control Workgroup 2006: A Summary. (FULL TEXT) Annals, Academy of Medicine Singapore October 2007

• • Morgan I, Rose K. (2005) How genetic is school myopia?(ABSTRACT) Prog Retin Eye Res 24(1): 1-38.

• • Thorn F, Gwiazda J, Held R. (2005) Myopia progression is specified by a double exponential growth function. (FULL TEXT) Optom Vis Sci. 2005 Apr;82(4):286-97.

• • Morgan I, Megaw P.(2004) Using natural STOP growth signals to prevent excessive axial elongation and the development of myopia. (FULL TEXT – pdf download) Ann Acad Med Singapore. Jan;33(1):16-20

• • Wallman J, Winawer J. (2004) Homoeostasis of eye growth and the question of myopia. (FULL TEXT) Neuron Vol. 43, 447–468, August 19, 2004

• • Ian G Morgan.(2003) The biological basis of myopic refractive error. (Invited Review)(FULL TEXT) Clin Exp Optom 86: 5: 276-288

• • Saw SM, E.Shih-Yen, A.Koh, D.Tan (2002) Interventions to retard myopia progression in children: an evidence-based update (ABSTRACT) Ophthalmology, Volume 109, Issue 3, Pages 415-421

• • Saw SM, Gazzard G, Au Eong KG, Tan DT (2002). Attempts to arrest progression. (FULL TEXT) Br J Ophthalmol. 86: 1306-11.

• • Seet B, et al. (2001). Myopia in Singapore: taking a public health approach. (ABSTRACT) Br J Ophthalmol. 85: 521-6.

• • Crewther DP (2000). The role of photoreceptors in the control of a refractive state. (ABSTRACT) Prog Retin Eye Res. 19: 421-457

• • Norton TT. (1999) Animal Models of Myopia: Learning How Vision Controls the Size of the Eye. (FULL TEXT) ILAR Journal V40(2) 1999

• • ZADNIK, KARLA (1997) Myopia Development in Childhood. (ABSTRACT; FULL TEXT ) Optometry and Vision Science August 1997 – Volume 74 – Issue 8

• Gwiazda J, Thorn F, Bauer J, Held R. (1993) Emmetropization and the progression of manifest refraction in children followed from infancy to puberty. Clin Vision Sci 1993;8:337-44. (ABSTRACT)