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Specific therapeutic interventions can halt or slow the progression of myopia in children.
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Multiple systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and randomized controlled trials consistently demonstrate that specific therapeutic interventions, including pharmacological treatments like atropine and various optical or light-based modalities, can halt or significantly slow the progression of myopia in children.

Evidence for · 9
Efficacy and safety of interventions to control myopia progression in children: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
2019 · cited by 71
A systematic review and meta-analysis of multiple interventions demonstrating that treatments such as atropine eyedrops, orthokeratology, and multifocal contact lenses significantly reduce myopia progression.
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The retrieved literature consists of numerous systematic reviews, network meta-analyses, and randomized controlled trials (such as those by IMI, Cochrane living reviews, and recent clinical trials) establishing that various specific optical, pharmacological, and lifestyle interventions effectively slow myopia progression and axial elongation in children. There are no refuting papers, so the verdict is SUPPORTED.

More for · 8
IMI-Interventions for Controlling Myopia Onset and Progression 2025.
2025 · cited by 31
A comprehensive review summarizing multiple categories of effective interventions, including optical, pharmacological, and environmental options, confirming that treatment options continue to grow.
Efficacy of interventions for myopia control in children: A systematic review with network meta‐analyses
2025 · cited by 20
A systematic review with network meta-analyses showing that specific interventions like low-level red-light, orthokeratology, and atropine effectively slow axial length progression in children.
Efficacy comparison of atropine, orthokeratology and repeated low-level red-light therapy for myopia control in children: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
2025 · cited by 16
A network meta-analysis finding that interventions such as repeated low-level red-light therapy and low-dose atropine significantly slow myopia and axial length progression.
Effects of genetic factors and visual behaviors on interventions for myopia prevention and control in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2025 · cited by 3
A meta-analysis showing that targeted behavioral and clinical interventions significantly slow myopia progression even in children with a high genetic risk.
Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis.
2025 · cited by 2
A living systematic review and network meta-analysis demonstrating that pharmacological agents and optical interventions significantly reduce refractive change and axial elongation compared to controls.
STudy of Atropine to Reduce (STAR) Myopia Progression in Children: 24-Month Results of a Randomized, Double-Masked, Vehicle-Controlled Trial of Atropine Sulfate 0.01% and 0.03.
2026 · cited by 1
A randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled trial demonstrating that low-dose atropine sulfate effectively slows myopia progression in children over 24 months.
Non-Pharmacological and Non-Optical Interventions for Myopia Prevention and Control in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2026 · cited by 0
A systematic review and meta-analysis confirming that non-pharmacological interventions like low-level red-light therapy significantly reduce axial elongation in children.
Comparative effectiveness of outdoor and exercise interventions for myopia control in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
2026 · cited by 0
A systematic review and network meta-analysis indicating that specific sports and outdoor activities can effectively aid in myopia control.
Everything we examined (12)
  1. Efficacy and safety of interventions to control myopia progression in children: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysespeer-reviewedsupports
  2. IMI-Interventions for Controlling Myopia Onset and Progression 2025.peer-reviewedsupports
  3. Efficacy of interventions for myopia control in children: A systematic review with network meta‐analysespeer-reviewedsupports
  4. Efficacy comparison of atropine, orthokeratology and repeated low-level red-light therapy for myopia control in children: a systematic review and network meta-analysispeer-reviewedsupports
  5. Systematic Review of Myopia Progression after Cessation of Optical Interventions for Myopia Controlpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Interventions to control myopia progression in children: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysespeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Effects of genetic factors and visual behaviors on interventions for myopia prevention and control in children: a systematic review and meta-analysispeer-reviewedsupports
  8. Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis.peer-reviewedsupports
  9. STudy of Atropine to Reduce (STAR) Myopia Progression in Children: 24-Month Results of a Randomized, Double-Masked, Vehicle-Controlled Trial of Atropine Sulfate 0.01% and 0.03.peer-reviewedsupports
  10. A Personal Scientific Journey in Ophthalmology: Twenty-Five Years of Translating Research into Novel Therapies.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Non-Pharmacological and Non-Optical Interventions for Myopia Prevention and Control in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.peer-reviewedsupports
  12. Comparative effectiveness of outdoor and exercise interventions for myopia control in children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.peer-reviewedsupports
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judged → SUPPORTED · 8605 Aug 2026
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