Myopia Progression
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Developing Myopia in a Mouse Model Through Lens-Induced Defocusing
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2025
Source: Jiang, X., et al. Inducement and evaluation of a murine model of experimental myopia. J. Vis. Exp. (2019)This video demonstrates a procedure for inducing myopia in a mouse through the installation of a custom lens frame. The frame is secured to the exposed skull with dental adhesive, and concave lenses are inserted to shift the focal point behind the retina. This setup stimulates eyeball elongation leading to myopia.
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Scleral Cross-linking Using Riboflavin and Ultraviolet-A Radiation for Prevention of Axial Myopia in a Rabbit Model
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2016
We demonstrate the effect of scleral crosslinking with riboflavin and UVA on an axial elongation rabbit eye. Axial elongation was induced in 13 day-old New Zealand rabbits (male and female) by suturing their right eye eyelids (tarsorrhaphy).
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Marketing Myopia
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2024
Marketing myopia is a concept that highlights the shortsightedness of businesses when they focus too narrowly on their products or services rather than understanding and addressing the broader needs and wants of their customers. This myopic view can lead to a failure to recognize changes in consumer preferences and market dynamics, ultimately hindering long-term success. In order to avoid marketing myopia, businesses should adopt a customer-centric approach, continually adapt to evolving...
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Inducement and Evaluation of a Murine Model of Experimental Myopia
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2019
In this protocol, we describe the full process of experimental myopia inducement in mice using newly designed eyeglasses and the technic needed for achieving stable and reproducible results in ocular parameter measurements.
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Tumor Progression
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2023
Tumor progression is a phenomenon where the pre-formed tumor acquires successive mutations to become clinically more aggressive and malignant. In the 1950s, Foulds first described the stepwise progression of cancer cells through successive stages. Colon cancer is one of the best-documented examples of tumor progression. Early mutation in the APC gene in colon cells causes a small growth on the colon wall called a polyp. With time, this polyp grows into a benign, pre-cancerous tumor. Further...
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Axial length is tracked alongside refractive error because the two measurements describe different aspects of change. Refraction indicates how the eye focuses light, whereas axial length reflects the eye’s structural growth. When both findings are considered over time, clinicians can better recognize true progression and identify cases in which ocular growth is contributing to worsening vision.
Genetic susceptibility and visual-environment factors influence whether myopia develops and how quickly it changes. These factors do not determine a single outcome for every child; instead, they help explain why progression rates vary among individuals during childhood and adolescence. Evaluating them alongside refractive error and eye growth gives a more complete context for interpreting a changing clinical course.
The rate of change matters because progression can lead to higher levels of myopia, which are associated with greater later risk of retinal, macular, and other ocular complications. A rapidly changing case therefore has significance beyond the immediate need for a stronger prescription. Early recognition gives clinicians an opportunity to consider management and follow eye growth over time.
Monitoring generally combines repeated assessment of refractive error with evaluation of eye growth. Comparing findings from successive clinical assessments reveals whether the refractive state is stable, slowly changing, or rapidly progressing. This longitudinal approach supports identification of children and adolescents who may need closer clinical attention and helps guide decisions about optical correction or myopia-control strategies.
Optical correction and myopia-control strategies serve related but distinct purposes. Optical correction helps address the visual consequences of the current refractive error, while control strategies are considered when the clinical goal includes managing progression. Clinicians can use changing refraction and eye-growth findings to determine which management emphasis is appropriate as the condition evolves.
Clinically, myopia progression is relevant because management decisions must account for both present vision and future ocular risk. Worsening measurements in children and adolescents may prompt evaluation of progression rather than prescription adjustment alone. When myopia becomes higher, its association with retinal, macular, and other ocular complications makes continued follow-up important for long-term eye health.