Prevention of myopia by partial correction of hyperopia: a twins study

Purpose To confirm the prediction of emmetropization feedback theory that myopia can be prevented by correcting the hyperopia of a child at risk of becoming myopic. Methods We conducted such myopia prevention treatment with twins at risk. Their hyperopia was partially corrected by one half at age 7...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Medina, Alan
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/116905