13.10.2022 | Editorial (by Invitation)
Childhood myopia — a global perspective
verfasst von:
Paolo Nucci
Erschienen in:
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Ausgabe 1/2023
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Excerpt
This issue includes an article by an international group of scholars led by Eedy Mezer, to which I would include the pioneer paper that confirmed the efficacy on a European population of low dose Atropine in controlling myopia progression, namely Sacchi et al., Acta Ophthalmologica 2019: “Efficacy of atropine 0.01% for the treatment of childhood myopia in European patients” [
1]. It is now well established that excessive close commitment, more demanding schooling, and less time spent outdoors are all relevant elements in the aggravation of school myopia. …