@article{7eb2dcf31b7f4ed3abfa17dd3a55da17,
title = "Update and guidance on management of myopia. European Society of Ophthalmology in cooperation with International Myopia Institute",
abstract = "The prevalence of myopia is increasing extensively worldwide. The number of people with myopia in 2020 is predicted to be 2.6 billion globally, which is expected to rise up to 4.9 billion by 2050, unless preventive actions and interventions are taken. The number of individuals with high myopia is also increasing substantially and pathological myopia is predicted to become the most common cause of irreversible vision impairment and blindness worldwide and also in Europe. These prevalence estimates indicate the importance of reducing the burden of myopia by means of myopia control interventions to prevent myopia onset and to slow down myopia progression. Due to the urgency of the situation, the European Society of Ophthalmology decided to publish this update of the current information and guidance on management of myopia. The pathogenesis and genetics of myopia are also summarized and epidemiology, risk factors, preventive and treatment options are discussed in details.",
keywords = "Myopia, atropine, blindness, myopia reduction interventions, orthokeratology, pathologic myopia, preventive medicine, time spent outdoors",
author = "J{\'a}nos N{\'e}meth and Be{\'a}ta Tapaszt{\'o} and Aclimandos, {Wagih A} and Philippe Kestelyn and Jonas, {Jost B} and {De Faber}, {Jan-Tjeerd H N} and Ingrida Januleviciene and Andrzej Grzybowski and Nagy, {Zolt{\'a}n Zsolt} and Olavi P{\"a}rssinen and Guggenheim, {Jeremy A} and Allen, {Peter M} and Baraas, {Rigmor C} and Saunders, {Kathryn J} and Flitcroft, {Daniel Ian} and Gray, {Lyle S} and Polling, {Jan Roelof} and Haarman, {Annechien EG} and Tideman, {J Willem L} and Wolffsohn, {James Stuart} and Siegfried Wahl and Mulder, {Jeroen A} and Smirnova, {Irina Yurievna} and Marino Formenti and Hema Radhakrishnan and Serge Resnikoff",
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year = "2021",
month = may,
doi = "10.1177/1120672121998960",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "853--883",
journal = "European Journal of Ophthalmology",
issn = "1120-6721",
publisher = "Wichtig Publishing",
number = "3",
}