The thought that progressive myopia is a “disease” that deserves treatment is itself controversial. To add to the controversy, there is much debate concerning what constitutes appropriate treatment.
I am not a pediatric ophthalmologist, but I have been following this area carefully for decades and will share a few personal thoughts.
The now-deceased John Allen Dyer, MD, was treating progressive myopia with 0.5% to 1% atropine drops and bifocal eyeglasses at the Mayo Clinic 45 years ago when I was in training and on the faculty at the University of (Read more...)