Dr.Venkat | rangalakshmii netralaya
Myopia Control With Low-Dose Atropine Eyedrops
27 Sep, 2021
Myopia control in recent years has gone from a niche clinical care activity to the conduct of mainstream randomized treatment due to DIGITAL STRAIN in many countries. There is a remarkable increase in the prevalence of myopia internationally, reaching more than 80% among some university students.High myopia is typically defined as more than −6.00 diopters (D); it has been associated with significantly increased risk of myopic macular degeneration, retinal detachment, cataract, open-angle glaucoma, and blindness. There are 3 strategies for current myopia control being prescribed for children. The first is to reduce the population prevalence of high myopia. This population includes patients with the highest risk of myopia-associated disease and the most to gain individually from treatment. The second strategy is to reduce the ultimate correction and, more importantly, axial length of each patient with myopia. A number of studies, have found that the risks of myopia-associated pathologies, such as myopic macular degeneration, do not only occur after a fixed cut point of myopia is reached but rather increase progressively as myopia increases from low levels of myopia. Increased risks are evident even when the patient remains in the mild and moderate ranges of myopia. Thus, there is sound medical rationale that a modest reduction in a patient’s myopic refractive error and axial elongation will reduce their risk of myopia complications. However, at this time, the reduction in rate of complications suggested from cross-sectional analyses has not been shown in randomized clinical studies of myopia, which will require decades to complete. The third strategy is to provide treatment for young children with hyperopia most at risk of developing myopia based on demographic and refractive error factors by prescribing an intervention that prevents myopia development.
One of the oldest yet ironocally the newest method of arresting the progression of increase negative powers or Myopia , is use of low dose atropine drops . thesehave been vital when used early and continuously.
its very important for parents to intiate early and repeated check up of children .If followed up frequently there is a great possibility of arresting a deathly hallow of myopia due to digital pandemic.
We have also succesfully stopped and reduced the progression when additional to low dose atropine used Stereogram exercise wit our customized app, "EYEROBICS".
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