Dr. Abhinav Agrawal

None, None, Dr.Monisha Barik

Abstract

Purpose:Myopia is the most common type of refractive error and the leading cause of functional visual loss.Increased risk of myopic maculopathy, retinal detachment, glaucoma and cataract has been seen with a myopia of as low as −1D.Study was done to determine the effect of atropine 0.01% eye drops on the progression of myopia in children >5 years.Methods:Single blind, prospective, randomized case–control study among children of 5–15 years with myopia of >2D and were divided into treatment group (group 1) and placebo group (group 2). Children under treatment group were treated with application of 0.01% atropine at night.Results:This study showed a significant difference in increase of spherical equivalent and axial length among treatment and placebo groups after a duration of two years.Mean increase in axial length of group 1 and 2 was 0.115 mm and 0.32 mm, respectively. Mean increase in refraction of groups 1 and 2 was −0.30D and −0.88D respectively.