Atropine for the Treatment of Childhood Myopia: Effect on Myopia Progression after Cessation of Atropine
Atropine for the Treatment of Childhood Myopia: Effect on Myopia Progression after Cessation of Atropine
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.10.020
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发表时间:
2009-03-01
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影响因子:
13.7
通讯作者:
Chua, Wei-Han
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作者:
Tong, Louis;Huang, Xiao Ling;Chua, Wei-Han
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the effect on myopia progression after cessation of topical atropine treatment.Design: Parallel-group, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-masked study.Participants: Four hundred children aged 6 to 12 years with refractive error of spherical equivalent -1.00 to -6.00 diopters (D) and astigmatism of -1.50 D or less.Intervention: No intervention was administered. Subjects were followed up for 12 months after stopping treatment, which consisted of either 1% atropine or vehicle eyedrops once nightly for 2 years. Only 1 eye of each subject was chosen through randomization for treatment.Main Outcome Measures: The main efficacy outcome measures were change in spherical equivalent refraction as measured by cycloplegic autorefraction and change in ocular axial length as measured by ultrasonography.Results: After cessation of atropine drops, the mean progression in the atropine-treated group was -1.14+/-0.80 D over 1 year, whereas the progression in placebo-treated eyes was -0.38+/-0.39 D (P