This research project aims to provide additional knowledge of pharmacological and optical methods of myopia control and to gain a better understanding of the biometry of the pediatric eye, which contributes to the onset and progression of myopia. As a result, this study will improving our best practices for myopia control in pediatric patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
348
0.05% atropine. One drop per eye per day for 2 years.
Daily wear for 2 years.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGaxial length
change in axial length (as measured by biometry) over a 2-year time period
Time frame: 2 years
Refractive error
change in refractive error over a 2-year time period
Time frame: 2 years
compliance with treatment
Time frame: 2 years
reported side effects
Time frame: 2 years
success rate of contact lens fitting in the younger children
Time frame: 2 years
contact lens tolerance in the younger children
Time frame: 2 years
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