Update and Guidance on Management of Myopia. European Society of Ophthalmology in Cooperation with International Myopia Institute

Overview

Journal Eur J Ophthalmol

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2021 Mar 6

PMID 33673740

Citations 63

Authors

Janos Nemeth

Beata Tapaszto

Wagih A Aclimandos

Philippe Kestelyn

Jost B Jonas

Jan-Tjeerd H N De Faber

Ingrida Januleviciene

Andrzej Grzybowski

Zoltan Zsolt Nagy

Olavi Parssinen

Jeremy A Guggenheim

Peter M Allen

Rigmor C Baraas

Kathryn J Saunders

Daniel Ian Flitcroft

Lyle S Gray

Jan Roelof Polling

Annechien Eg Haarman

J Willem L Tideman

James Stuart Wolffsohn

Siegfried Wahl

Jeroen A Mulder

Irina Yurievna Smirnova

Marino Formenti

Hema Radhakrishnan

Serge Resnikoff

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Abstract

The prevalence of myopia is increasing extensively worldwide. The number of people with myopia in 2020 is predicted to be 2.6 billion globally, which is expected to rise up to 4.9 billion by 2050, unless preventive actions and interventions are taken. The number of individuals with high myopia is also increasing substantially and pathological myopia is predicted to become the most common cause of irreversible vision impairment and blindness worldwide and also in Europe. These prevalence estimates indicate the importance of reducing the burden of myopia by means of myopia control interventions to prevent myopia onset and to slow down myopia progression. Due to the urgency of the situation, the European Society of Ophthalmology decided to publish this update of the current information and guidance on management of myopia. The pathogenesis and genetics of myopia are also summarized and epidemiology, risk factors, preventive and treatment options are discussed in details.

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