The Clinical Control of Myopia


Title

The Clinical Control of Myopia

Creator

Chang, Yuet Mei Kelly

Faculty

Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Department

School of Optometry

Description

Myopia is an alarming issue worldwide with an increasing prevalence. The rising prevalence of myopia is putting more people at risk of visual impairment caused by the serious pathologic complications of high myopia. Under the pandemic, face-to-face classes are replaced by online classes. The increased time of using visual display units raises the risk of myopia progression, stressing a lot of parents out. This motivates Ms. Chang Yuet Mei Kelly's team to explore what can be done in the investigation of delaying the myopia progression. Bright light is considered one of the factors related to myopia development but the effect of bright light on myopia control is still uncertain. Therefore, they decided to look into effect of bright light, as well as the combined effect of bright light and myopic defocus, which is an available option for myopia control nowadays, to shed new light on the possible approaches of myopia control.

Learning outcome/goal

Research and Information Literacy
Project Management and Teamwork
Learning-to-learn
Adaptability and Flexibility

Date

2022-12

Programme

BSc (Hons) Optometry

Degree Level

Undergraduate

Keywords

Optometry ; Myopia ; Myopic Defocus ; Choroidal Thickness ; Axial Length

Subject

Myopia

Rights

All rights reserved

Language

English

Type

Feature Story

Access Rights

open access