Guidelines for preventing and slowing myopia progression in Brazilian children
Fábio Ejzenbaum,
Tania Mara Cunha Schaefer,
Celso Cunha
et al.
Abstract:This document on myopia control is derived from a compilation of medical literature and the collective clinical expertise of an expert committee comprising members from the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and the Brazilian Society of Contact Lenses and Cornea. To manage myopia in children, the committee recommends corneal topography and biannual visits with cycloplegic refraction, along with annual optical biometry. For fast-progressing myopia, biannual biometry should be considered. Myopic progre… Show more
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