Eye Drops Study for Myopia Control in Schoolchildren

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2019-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The myopia prevalence in schoolchildren is high in Taiwan. The myopia progression is fast in children and often associated high myopia in later life. This prospective and randomized study to investigate the effect of myopia control in myopic children with ultra low concentrations of atropine eye drops and/or low concentrations of anti-allergic and inflammatory eye drops.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• Treatments: Atropine; Ketorolac; Ketorolac Tromethamine; Ophthalmic Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Myopia diagnosed with the spherical equivalent refraction at least -0.5 diopter (D)

• Must be able to use eye drops

Exclusion Criteria:

• astigmatism -1.50 D or greater

• strabismus

• amblyopia

• cataract

• glaucoma

• any ocular diseases ocular surgery

• history of systemic diseases (ex. asthma, heart disease...)

• contact lenses user

• orthokeratology user