Synergistic Effect of Dual-Focus Soft Contact Lenses and 0.05% Atropine on Myopia Control in Children With Rapidly Progressing Myopia

• Published in: Eye & contact lens Vol. 51; no. 2; p. 92
• Main Authors: Yum, Hae Ri, Han, So Young, Park, Shin Hae, Shin, Sun Young
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Adolescent; Atropine - administration & dosage; Atropine - therapeutic use; Axial Length, Eye; Child; Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Male; Mydriatics - administration & dosage; Myopia - physiopathology; Myopia - therapy; Myopia, Degenerative - physiopathology; Myopia, Degenerative - therapy; Ophthalmic Solutions; Refraction, Ocular - physiology; Retrospective Studies

The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of dual-focus soft contact lenses (CLs) and 0.05% atropine in the control of myopia. A retrospective study was conducted on 142 myopic children aged 7 to 13 years. A single nightly instillation of 0.05% atropine at bedtime was prescribed if t...