Myopia Updates: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Myopia

Front Matter....Pages II-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Epidemiology of Myopia: Scandinavian and Hong Kong Experiences....Pages 3-12
How Is Emmetropization Controlled? Results of Research on Experimental Myopia....Pages 13-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Pitfalls of Ignoring Refractive Emmetropization....Pages 25-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Two-Year Longitudinal Changes in Refractive Errors and Optical Components Among a Group of Chinese Factory Workers....Pages 33-33
Various Etiopathological Studies of Simple Myopia....Pages 34-37
Studies of Genetic and Environmental Factors in the Occurrence of Myopia Based on Epidemiologic Data....Pages 38-42
Study of Myopia in the People’s Republic of China....Pages 43-47
A Longitudinal Study of the Development of Myopia in Chinese Children: A Life Table Treatment....Pages 48-52
Correlation Between Ocular Refractions with Longitudinal Study Among Schoolchildren in Taiwan....Pages 53-57
Development of Instruments to Measure Near Work in Myopia Studies....Pages 58-62
Relationship Between Posture and Myopia Among Students....Pages 63-66
Prevalence and Patterns of Myopic Progression Among Schoolchildren: Eight-Year Longitudinal Study....Pages 67-67
Risk Factors for Refractive Errors in Preschool Children....Pages 68-68
Prevalence of Myopia in Schoolchildren and Risk Factors for Its Progression....Pages 69-80
Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Study of Refractive Changes in Pupils from 3 to 17 Years of Age....Pages 81-84
Study of Myopia in Infants....Pages 85-85
Changes in the Crystalline Lens in Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 16 Years....Pages 86-91
Insufficient Accommodation and Near Esophoria: Precursors or Concomitants of Juvenile-Onset Myopia?....Pages 92-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Clinical Features in High Myopia: A 30-Year Follow-up of a Representative Sample....Pages 101-105
Changes of Anterior Segment in Myopic Eyes: Analysis with Scheimpflug System....Pages 106-110
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Uniocular Diplopia in Myopic Eyes....Pages 111-111
A Computed Tomographic Study of the Relation Between Ocular Axial Biometry and Refraction....Pages 112-116
Investigation of Normal and Myopic Eyes by Computer Tomography....Pages 117-117
Results of Biochemical Investigations of Congenital Myopia in Children....Pages 118-118
Collagen Fibril Diameter and Cross-Band Interval of Myopic Eye Sclera....Pages 119-119
Antibodies to Collagen in Patients with Progressive Myopia....Pages 120-123
Acute Transient High Myopia in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Associated with Steroid-Induced Glaucoma....Pages 124-129
Infrared Radiation Influence on an Eye with Progressive Myopia....Pages 130-134
Myopic Macular Holes Have Various Epiretinal Membranous Structures with Posterior Vitreous Detachment....Pages 135-139
Clinical Factors Affecting Ocular Axial Length in Patients with Unilateral Myopia....Pages 140-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Possibility of Using None-Cholinergic None-Adrenergic Chemicals as Therapeutics of Myopia....Pages 147-154
Muscarinic Antagonists for Myopia Control....Pages 155-162
In Search of Excellence: From Radial Keratotomy to Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis....Pages 163-168
Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) for Myopia....Pages 169-180
Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Studies of Rabbit Corneas After Photorefractive Keratectomy....Pages 181-186
Singapore Myopia Treatment Study: Asian RGP Contact Lens....Pages 187-187
Rigid Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses in the Control of Myopia Progression....Pages 188-200
Simple Myopia with an Indigenous Drug (Clinical Study)....Pages 201-204
Long-Term Treatment of Myopia with Atropine....Pages 205-209
Instrument-Induced Changes in Refraction in a Pediatric Clinical Series: Has Corneal Curvature a Role to Play?....Pages 210-214
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Long-Term Effectiveness of Scleral Reinforcement in Children with Difficult Progressive Myopia....Pages 215-219
A New Composition for the Treatment of Progressive Myopia and Its Efficiency....Pages 220-227
Effectiveness of Magnetopuncture for Treatment of Myopia....Pages 228-228
Scleroplasty Using the Explant with Trypsin Inhibitor....Pages 229-229
Posterior Radical Vitrectomy for the Arrest of Progressive Myopia (16-Year Follow-up)....Pages 230-234
Multiple Optical Zone Photorefractive Keratectomy with the Visx Twenty/Twenty Excimer Laser: Clinical Trial....Pages 235-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Neural Mechanisms and Eye Growth Control....Pages 241-254
Myopia Development as a Result of Visual Deprivation? Systems Analysis and Possible Biochemical Correlates....Pages 255-269
Blood-Retinal Barrier in Experimental Myopia....Pages 270-277
Structural and Metabolic Changes Associated with Recovery from Experimentally Induced Myopia: A Brief Review....Pages 278-284
Levels of Control in the Refractive Development of the Eye: Evidence from Animal Models....Pages 285-296
Relationship Between Choroidal Blood Flow and Myopia....Pages 297-303
Scleral Changes and Melatonin in Form-Deprivation Myopia....Pages 304-312
Roles of Growth Factors and Retinoic Acid in Experimental Myopia....Pages 313-323
Local Ocular Compensation of Locally Imposed Refractive Errors Despite Accommodation?....Pages 324-324
The Influence of Growth on Experimental Myopia in Tree Shrews....Pages 325-330
Gender Differences in Tree Shrew Eyes with Growth and Experimental Myopia....Pages 331-335
Cylindrical Spectacle Lenses Alter Emmetropization and Produce Astigmatism in Young Monkeys....Pages 336-343
ERG of Lens-Induced Versus Form-Deprivation Myopia in Chicks....Pages 344-349
Changes in the Morphology of Choriocapillaris on Experimental Chick Myopia....Pages 350-355
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Isolation of mRNA Species Enriched in the Ocular Tissues of Form-Deprived Chick Eyes Using Differential Display....Pages 356-356
Plasminogen Activator: Influence on Axial Length in Chick Eye....Pages 357-357
Light-Driven Rhythms in Scleral Precursor Synthesis....Pages 358-364
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Variation in Accommodative Aftereffect Due to Age of Onset of Myopia....Pages 367-367
Myopia Adults See Through Defocus Better Than Emmetropes....Pages 368-374
Effects of Resting State of Accommodation Regarding Prescription for Contact Lenses and Glasses....Pages 375-375
Blur of Eye Movement as a Stimulus to the Development of Myopia....Pages 376-378
Correlation Between Steroid Hormone Balance and Etiopathology of High Myopia: Clinical Trial....Pages 379-382
Corneal and Lens Autofluorescence in Myopia....Pages 383-387
Electrophysiological Changes in Photopic Function in Myopia....Pages 388-393
Sensitivity of Chorioretinal Atrophic Lesions in High Myopia Detected by Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope Microperimetry....Pages 394-398
Posterior Routes of Choroidal Venous Flow in High Myopia....Pages 399-403
High Myopia and Indocyanine Green Angiography. An Analysis of Subjects Aged 47 Years with Anisomyopia....Pages 404-407
Back Matter....Pages 409-411