Abstract
AbstractIn the last 60 years, there has been a marked increase in the prevalence of high myopia in developed countries in East and Southeast Asia, and there are signs of similar, but less dramatic increases, in North America and Europe. In some parts of the world, 70‐90% of children completing high schools are myopic, and as many as 20% may be highly myopic. It is accepted now that myopia results from excessive axial elongation of the eye, which appears to be environmentally driven. The present methods of myopia control are based on the use of topical atropine and increased outdoor activity. Interestingly, the early observations on similar concepts and the first reports of atropine treatment date back to the 19th century. This is evidenced by papers of Ware (1813), Cohn (1864), and Tscherning (1883). Dobrowolsky published the first case series case series of myopia improvement after atropine therapy in German in 1868.
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