Treatment of Myopia – Current Status and Recent Advances

Abstract

The incidence of myopia is increasing and represents a major global economic and social burden. In addition to its disadvantages in terms of vision, myopia increases the risk of myopic macular degeneration, retinal detachment, glaucoma and cataract and is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide. Pharmacological, environmental and optical interventions have been used to try to slow the progress of myopia. While spectacles and contact lenses have a long history in controlling accommodative responses, they do not slow progression. In an expert interview conducted at EURETINA 2017, Andrzej Grzybowski of the Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Poznan, Poland discusses the current status of myopia and its treatment, as well as discussing new technologies aimed at delaying progression of the condition.