The BLINK2 study followed children and teenagers for an additional year after they wore such lenses for two years. Axial length and refraction were maintained.

After one year, mean change in SER was almost 1D while axial length difference was one-third of a millimeter. Safety concerns did not arise.

A year of treatment reduced SE refraction by about three-quarters of a diopter among myopes but only one-third of a diopter in pre-myopes.

These lenses were shown to be safe and effective, but were noted to decrease low-contrast visual acuity at distance. Ortho-K also was deemed a bit more effective but also more prone to adverse effects.

While only being tested on animals right now, clinical application might emerge in time as more studies solidify its positive effects. The mechanism may involve changes to scleral and choroidal development during ocular growth.

In a new study, compromised corneal biomechanics started as low as -3.00D and worsened exponentially as refractive error increased.

This research, conducted in China with Asian subjects, is likely also applicable to other ethnicities to some extent, and argues for early screening in school-aged children, researchers argue.

Caregivers of kids with intermittent exotropia should be counseled about persistence of this phenomenon after treatment discontinuation.

Such changes impact the biomechanical environment around the optic nerve head and make it more prone to damage.

A recent study discovered higher degrees of polymegethism and pleomorphism in subjects with deeper anterior chambers.