Corneal higher order aberrations after intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation for keratoconus by Mohamed Y.S Saif, Mostafa A Saeed, Mohamed A Mekky

“…Patients with corneal protrusion often develop high myopia and irregular astigmatism, resulting in significant impairment of visual acuity. …”
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A study of children with childhood blindness and low vision: pathogenesis, refraction states and distant vision rehabilitation by Min Deng, Jiang-Tao Xu, Xiao-Dan Su, Shu-Ping Zhao, Ying Zhou

“…<p>RESULTS: The most common pathogenesis discovered in blind and low vision children was congenital genetic oculopathy with congenital cataracts reported as the leading disease in our group(19.3%). Mild, moderate myopia and hyperopia was the most common in subjects with low vision refractive error(65.3%). …”
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Ocular Cyclopentolate: A Mini Review Concerning Its Benefits and Risks by Contreras-Salinas H, Orozco-Ceja V, Romero-López MS, Barajas-Virgen MY, Baiza-Durán LM, Rodríguez-Herrera LY

“…A literature search was conducted in Medline/PubMed and Google Scholar, focusing on identifying cyclopentolate’s benefits and risks; the most important benefit was its usefulness for evaluating refractive errors, especially for hyperopic children, pseudomyopia, anterior uveitis, treatment of childhood myopia, idiopathic vision loss, and during examinations before refractive surgery, with particular advantages compared to other cycloplegics. …”
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Keratoconic patient profile and management at public sector facilities in South Africa by Pheagane M.W. Nkoana, Vanessa R. Moodley, Khathutshelo P. Mashige

“…Background: Keratoconus (KC) is a condition marked by thinning and protrusion of the cornea resulting in high myopia and irregular astigmatism. Knowledge of KC patients’ profiles and management approaches used can help to predict the needs of public hospitals to improve patient care. …”
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Comparison of Refractive Status and Anterior Segment Parameters of Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma and Normal Subjects by Ufuk Elgin, Emine Şen, Murat Uzel, Pelin Yılmazbaş

“…These anterior segment changes may be associated with myopia, which is common in JOAG.…”
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Comparison of Refractive Outcomes in Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction Performed with One or Two Incisions by Elsaadani IA, Hamed AM, Elshahat A, Heikal MA

“…The mean MRSE at 12 months postoperatively was − 0.25 ± 0.33 D in group 1 and − 0.5 ± 0.33 D in group 2 (P = 0.62).Conclusion: Dual-incision SMILE is safe and effective as single-incision SMILE, with a predictable and stable effect in correcting myopia and myopic astigmatism.Keywords: ReSMILE, ReLEX, SMILE, SMILE technique, kerato-refractive, LASER vision correction, small incision lenticule extraction…”
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Results of an experimental and clinical study of a new hydrophobic intraocular lens for correction of aphakia and corneal astigmatism by M. B. Sviridova, A. G. Grinev, O. M. Zherebtsova, E. V. Kalinina, N. A. Sobyanin, V. P. Bachurikhin

“…In both groups, visual acuity significantly improved after surgery (p&lt;0.05), the change in refraction of the target during the year was observed slightly in the direction of myopia, but there were no significant differences.Conclusion. …”
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The Characteristics of Peripapillary Retinal Perfusion by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Tessellated Fundus Eyes. by Xiaolei Wang, Yingying Zheng, Xiangmei Kong, Li Zhu, Xinghuai Sun

“…The findings whether indicate causality that the reduction in the peripapillary perfusion and the peripapillary atrophy in myopia, need further study.…”
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Prevalence of refractive errors in Mexican patients with keratoconus by Cruz-Becerril A, Valdivia A, Peralta R, Domínguez-Fernández RN, Castro-Reyes MA

“…Criteria for classifying refractive errors included the following: emmetropia -0.25 to +0.25 sphere, myopia &gt;-0.25 sphere, hyperopia &gt;+0.25 sphere, and astigmatism &gt;-1.00 cylinder. …”
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Epidemiologic survey of eye in Cangzhou school children by Li-Dong Yang, Hua Zhao, Yun-Dong Yang, Xin Zhang, Hong-Qiang Jia, Si-Tuo Liang, Chang-Da Zhou, Wen-Zong Zhou, Ya-Nan Li, Shen Xu

“…<p>CONCLUSION:The rate of low vision in school children is higher, among these the rate of myopia is the highest. All these result suggested: Family and community should pay sufficient attention to conduct children's eye health and prepare a balanced behaviour, to prevent the occurrence of ophthalmopathy.…”
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SuperDopa (SD), SuperDopa amide (SDA) and Thioredoxin-mimetic peptides protect ARPE-19 cells from photic- and non-photic stress by Magdalena M Olchawa, Grzegorz Szewczyk, Marva Lachish, Tadeusz Sarna, Daphne Atlas

“…In addition, AMD and myopia have been associated with impaired dopamine activity. …”
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Changes in intraocular pressure and ocular pulse amplitude of rhesus macaques after blue light scleral cross-linking by Chong Liu, Yu Li, Mengmeng Wang, Jing Li, Ningli Wang, Fengju Zhang

“…Abstract Background Scleral cross-linking can enhance the biomechanical strength of the sclera and is expected to be a new operative method for the prevention of myopia. However, studies investigating the changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) after blue light-riboflavin induced scleral collagen cross-linking (SXL) in rhesus monkeys are limited. …”
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Clinic observation of intraocular lens power calculation after corneal refractive surgery by Zuo-Feng Guo, Qing-Cheng Shi, Yan-Wen Zhou

“…<p>CONCLUSION:Our results imply that using our observed method, the postoperatively predictive errors are mild myopia, which can be applied for determination of IOL power for cataract patients who received corneal refractive surgery. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards refractive error amongst students by Naimah Ebrahim Khan, Misbah Mahomedy, Lungelo Mngadi, Zaakirah Moola, Zahraa Moola, Gcinile Ndwandwe, Ayanda S.M. Ntombela

“…Results: Knowledge of participants with respect to the cause of poor vision amongst their peers revealed 63% (n = 189) reporting that digital devices are the major cause of poor vision amongst students, followed by myopia (n = 166) and lastly long-sightedness (n = 117). …”
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Visual motor integration: generation, development, and its importance for ophthalmology by E.A. Egorov, T.B. Romanova, E.G. Rybakova

“…It was demonstrated that the degree of myopia may affect school performance in the areas requiring VMI. …”
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Association Between Perforating Scleral Vessel and Myopic Maculopathy: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Chinese Cohort by Huimin Yu, Jinfu Sun, Huan Luo, Zhitao Wang, Xufang Sun

“…These findings may provide novel insights into the mechanisms of pathologic myopia.…”
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Air Tamponade for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment With Inferior Breaks After 25-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Technique and Outcome by Peiyang Shen, Peiyang Shen, Xiangbin Kong, Lijun Zhou, Peng Su, Xiaohe Lu, Mingguang He, Mingguang He

“…Sixteen eyes (30.8%) presented with high myopia, and six eyes (11.5%) were pseudophakic. Proliferative vitreous retinopathy grade was C1 in four eyes (7.7%). …”
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Safety and satisfaction of myopic small-incision lenticule extraction combined with monovision by Dan Fu, Li Zeng, Jing Zhao, Hua-mao Miao, Zhi-qiang Yu, Xing-tao Zhou

“…Conclusions Monovision appears to be a safe and effective option for myopia patients with presbyopia who are considering the SMILE procedure. …”
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Expanding Canada Pension Plan Retirement Benefits: Assessing Big CPP Proposals by Jonathan R. Kesselman

“…Additional behavioural and institutional factors also support the use of mandatory public pensions: myopia in savings, individual investment behaviour, scale economies and costs of fund management, adverse selection and annuitization costs, the Samaritan’s Dilemma, and labour market incentives. …”
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Pseudo second anterior lens capsule during post-vitrectomy cataract surgery: A case report by Laura E. Drew-Bear, Mya Abousy, Charles G. Eberhart, J. Fernando Arevalo, Ashley Behrens

“…Additional ocular history includes bilateral megalocornea, high myopia, and temporal lens coloboma. Upon presentation, slit lamp exam showed migration of silicone oil to the anterior chamber and a nuclear cataract. …”
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