Oral Presentation 18th International Congress on Photobiology 2024

Current Treatment Interventions for Myopia Progression in Children  (#183)

Loren (Loreto) Rose 1
  1. Ophthalmology , Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Myopia is predicted to involve 50% of the global population by 20501. Myopia progression in children is due to rapid elongation of the eye. The longer the eye, the higher the myopia, leading to an increased risk of sight-threatening eye diseases in later life2 3. Research and development have increased our understanding and are now providing interventions for this faster-than-normal progression4 5. This talk will explain the underlying condition and the new interventions, which include lifestyle, refractive, pharmacology and specific wavelength light therapy. The use of natural light and specific wavelength light will be expanded in the subsequent talks, highlighting the research, benefits and side effects of the intervention.

 

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