Early-Onset Myopia Intervention Project

Participants will use 0.01% atropine eyedrops nightly for myopia control.

Participants will use 0.05% atropine eyedrops nightly for myopia control.

"These are a special type of eyeglass lenses designed primarily to slow down the progression of myopia (nearsightedness) in children. The center of the lens provides a clear correction for distance vision, just like regular glasses. The surrounding area contains hundreds of tiny, invisible, and highly aspherical (complex curved) microlenses. These microlenses create a special optical effect. While the child looks straight ahead clearly, peripheral light rays are focused in front of the retina. This is called myopic defocus. Research suggests that this myopic defocus signal helps to control the excessive elongation of the eyeball, which is the main cause of myopia getting worse."