Repeated low-level red light therapy for pathologic myopia: a case series of two adult patients
Zhang J, Zou Y, Zhang H, Zou H, Xu Y
The British journal of ophthalmology · 0 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Case report (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
- Government
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Government
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
- University or hospital
- Shanghai Hospital Development Center
- Grants
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No.24YF2740300); Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (No.202540067); Shanghai Hospital Development Center (No.SHDC12025102); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.GZB20250556)
Based on 4 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2026-06-19 · Br J Ophthalmol · pp. bjo–2025
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Cited
- 0 citations · more than 54% of similar papers · 0.0× the field average
- References
- 15 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies · Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Corneal surgery and disorders
- Keywords
- Visual acuity, Red light, Clinical trial, Light therapy, Randomized controlled trial, Macular degeneration
5 authors
From CN
- Juzhao ZhangTongji University; Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center
- 邹月兰Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center
- H ZhangZoucheng People's Hospital
- Haidong Zou · correspondingTongji University; Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center
- Yan Xu · correspondingTongji University; Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center
Abstract
Pathologic myopia (PM) is a leading, traditionally irreversible cause of vision loss primarily managed through observation. This pilot case series explores repeated low-level red light (RLRL) therapy for PM. Two adult patients underwent twice-daily home-based RLRL sessions for 6 months. Preliminary observations revealed functional improvement in visual acuity for one patient, while the other demonstrated modest anatomical recovery, including reduced macular retinoschisis and slightly decreased axial length. These hypothesis-generating findings suggest RLRL might offer structural and functional benefits. However, rigorous future randomised controlled trials remain essential to validate its clinical efficacy.
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