Atropine in the treatment of childhood myopia

The practice of using topical atropine to prevent the progression of myopia in children has been going on for decades in some Asian populations. The encouraging results obtained from Atropine for the treatment of childhood myopia (ATOM) studies and animal studies have created much interest among the...

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Main Author:	Sanitha Sathyan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:	Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:	Atropine childhood myopia myopia progression of myopia treatment of myopia
Online Access:	http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2019;volume=31;issue=1;spage=4;epage=10;aulast=Sathyan

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spelling	doaj-284d1533216647759249b2bd1c32c87c2020-11-25T01:04:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsKerala Journal of Ophthalmology0976-66772019-01-0131141010.4103/kjo.kjo_6_19Atropine in the treatment of childhood myopiaSanitha SathyanThe practice of using topical atropine to prevent the progression of myopia in children has been going on for decades in some Asian populations. The encouraging results obtained from Atropine for the treatment of childhood myopia (ATOM) studies and animal studies have created much interest among the practitioners regarding the use of atropine in preventing myopic progression. This review aims to summarize the major research works done on the subject and its implications in clinical practice.http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2019;volume=31;issue=1;spage=4;epage=10;aulast=SathyanAtropinechildhood myopiamyopiaprogression of myopiatreatment of myopia
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title	Atropine in the treatment of childhood myopia
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series	Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
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description	The practice of using topical atropine to prevent the progression of myopia in children has been going on for decades in some Asian populations. The encouraging results obtained from Atropine for the treatment of childhood myopia (ATOM) studies and animal studies have created much interest among the practitioners regarding the use of atropine in preventing myopic progression. This review aims to summarize the major research works done on the subject and its implications in clinical practice.
topic	Atropine childhood myopia myopia progression of myopia treatment of myopia
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Atropine in the treatment of childhood myopia

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