Once established, myopia is irreversible and can contribute to additional vision problems such as macular degeneration, retinal detachment, glaucoma, and cataracts. Since the 1970s, the prevalence of myopia has nearly doubled, from 25% to 42% of the US population. Experts believe that one of the reasons for the increase is that children spend more time indoors looking at devices.
Nearsightedness affects about one-third of all Americans. according to The Wall Street Journal, this number will increase by more than 60% over the next 30 years as people watch more indoors and on electronic devices. Very severe myopia can result in retinal detachment, glaucoma, and cataracts.
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The newspaper writes: “Doctors claim that myopia occurs when the pupil of the eye is elongated and the light entering the eye does not reach the retina at the back of the eye.” “This creates the need for glasses or contact lenses that work by focusing light on the retina.”
Eye Drops Tested
According to Nimesh Patel of Harvard Medical School, who was not involved in the study, the atropine drops prevent people from seeing what is close. He noted that it is not clear how the drops prevent nearsightedness.
Researchers from Hong Kong evaluated 353 children between the ages of 4 and 9. For two years, they gave one group a placebo, another a moderate dose of drops, and a third group a larger dose every night. The incidence of myopia and less pupil dilation decreased in those receiving higher doses.
Delaying the onset of myopia, which is common in children, may become less severe with age, researchers believe.
Source: Medium
