Additive effect of atropine eye drops and short-term retinal defocus on choroidal thickness in children with myopia.

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Additive effect of atropine eye drops and short-term retinal defocus on choroidal thickness in children with myopia.

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Atropine eye drops and myopic retinal defocus each slow progression of myopia (short-sight). They also cause thickening of the choroid, and it has been suggested that the thickening is a precursor for reduced eye growth and slowed myopia progression. We investigated whether choroidal thickening due to optical defocus would add to thickening due to atropine when both were applied simultaneously. Addition would suggest that combining the two clinical treatments may improve efficacy of myopia co...

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2020-10-27

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Chiang, Samuel T-H / Turnbull, Philip RK / Phillips, John R

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/55575

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Retina / Choroid / Humans / Myopia / Disease Progression / Atropine / Mydriatics / Ophthalmic Solutions / Combined Modality Therapy / Adolescent / Child / Female / Male / Science & Technology / Multidisciplinary Sciences / Science & Technology - Other Topics / INCREASING PREVALENCE / AXIAL LENGTH / ORTHOKERATOLOGY / PROGRESSION / EFFICACY / STUDENTS / GROWTH

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