Myopia
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Myopia Treatment
Treatment for myopia may include:
Corrective lenses:
Eyeglasses
Contact lenses
Eye surgery for myopia:
LASIK
Conductive keratoplasty
Myopia clinical trials
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Farsightedness treatment
Blurry vision treatment
Presbyopia treatment
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Last Updated: Aug 10, 2008
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Myopia References:
Charman WN. Aberrations and myopia. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2005 Jul;25(4):285-301.
Dayan YB, Levin A, Morad Y, Grotto I, Ben-David R, Goldberg A, Onn E, Avni I, Levi Y, Benyamini OG. The changing prevalence of myopia in young adults: a 13-year series of population-based prevalence surveys. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Aug;46(8):2760-5.
Sorbara L, Fonn D, Simpson T, Lu F, Kort R. Reduction of myopia from corneal refractive therapy. Optom Vis Sci. 2005 Jun;82(6):512-8.
