MANAGING MYOPIA CONTROL: A REVIEW OF PROVEN STRATEGIES

Vibhanshu Gupta, Labishetty Sai Charan, Tara Rani, Logesh Babu

Department of Optometry, University Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India

Review Article

SALT Journal of Scientific Research in Healthcare, Volume 3, Issue 1, Page 24-28, Published on 16th Sep 2023, https://doi.org/10.56735/saltjsrh.ms2303022428

ABSTRACT

Myopia control is a significant concern for parents of myopic children, and clinical research is expanding strategies to decrease myopia progression. This article reviews peer-reviewed research on a range of strategies for slowing down the progression of myopia, such as wearing bifocal or multifocal glasses, aligning gas-permeable contact lenses, going outside, and under-correcting myopic refractive error. Numerous interventions have proven ineffective, such as myopic refractive error under-correction, gas-permeable contact lens alignment, time spent outdoors, and bifocal or multifocal glasses. The review found that myopia management measures, especially in children and teenagers, are an efficient strategy to delay myopia growth and lower the chances of excessive myopia, leading to significant eye issues later in life.

Keywords: Myopia control, multifocal lenses, orthokeratology, antimuscarinic drugs, atropine