Effect of VR and Accommdation Relax on Controlling Myopia in Children

Beijing Tongren Hospital1,000 enrolled

Overview

This study evaluates the effect of virtual reality and accommodation relax technique on controlling onset and development of myopia in school-aged children. Half of the children will receive head-mounted video display which shows video with virtual reality and accommodation relax technique in combination, while the other half will receive no intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

1,000

Conditions

Myopia Accommodation Spasm Children

Interventions

Virtual reality and accommodation relax techniques in combinationDEVICE

The children will be given head-mounted video display to watch video at break of classes, 40 minutes per day in total. The video will be shown by virtual reality and accommodation relax techniques in combination.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 9 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Best corrected visual acuity \>=20/20 for each eye; * Astigmastism less than 1.5 D; * Anisometropia less than 1.0D; * No other ocular or systematic diseases; Exclusion Criteria: * Can not endure virtual reality video; * Can not cooperate with ocular examinations; * Receiving other interventions for controlling myopia;

Locations (1)

Beijing Tongren Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Myopia progression

The change in spherical equivalent

Time frame: One year

Axial elongation

Chnage in axial length

Time frame: One year

Secondary Outcomes

Accommodative lag

Difference between accommodative demand and accommodative response measured by an open-field autorefractor (WAM-5500, Grand Seiko Co Ltd, Hiroshima, Japan)

Time frame: One week and One month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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