Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy for Myopia Control in Myopic Anisometropia Children and Adolescents
Yu Y, Ma N, Jie H
Ophthalmic epidemiology · 0 citations
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- Design
- Cohort study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2026-02-10 · Ophthalmic Epidemiol · vol. 33 · issue 3 · pp. 283–291
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- Research areas
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies · Corneal surgery and disorders · Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
- Keywords
- Anisometropia, Vision disorder, Refractive error, Visual acuity, Population
- MeSH
- humans, anisometropia, myopia, refraction, ocular, phototherapy, follow-up studies, visual acuity, adolescent, child, female, male, axial length, eye, red light
3 authors
From CN
- Yixian YuWuhan Children's Hospital
- Nan MaWuhan Children's Hospital
- Hong Jie · correspondingWuhan Children's Hospital
Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the efficacy of repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) therapy for myopia control in children and adolescents with myopic anisometropia.
Methods
Between January 2022 and October 2023, a total of 52 participants diagnosed with myopic anisometropia were enrolled in the study. The participants underwent RLRL therapy, administered via a device emitting red light at a wavelength of 650 nm. Each participant received the treatment for a duration of one year and underwent examinations at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-months. The follow-up period concluded by October 2024.
Results
More myopic eye refers to the eye with a higher (more negative) spherical equivalent (SE) value as measured by refractive examination, the contralateral eye is the less myopic eye. Cycloplegic spherical equivalence refraction (SER) of more myopia eyes changed from -4.47 ± 2.37D to -4.40 ± 2.37D (p = 0.005). However, SER of less myopic eyes between baseline and 12-month showed no significant difference (-2.59 ± 2.15D versus -2.50 ± 2.14D, p = 0.061). Axial length (AL) of more myopic eyes decreased more (25.42 ± 1.29 mm versus 25.17 ± 1.21 mm, p p p = 0.046) and SER status (p = 0.023). No other correlation was found among sex, age, and change of AL or SER.
Conclusions
RLRL therapy has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for addressing myopia anisometropia. Notably, eyes with greater degrees of myopia exhibit more pronounced benefits, including AL shortening and reversal of SER progression.
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