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  • Title: [Long-term observation of curative effects of posterior scleral reinforcement surgery in patients with juvenile progressive myopia].
    Author: Xu Y, Liu H, Niu T, Zhu X.
    Journal: Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi; 2000 Nov; 36(6):455-8. PubMed ID: 11853649.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term curative effects of the scleral reinforcement surgery in juvenile progressive myopia. METHOD: 25 patients (34 eyes) with the disease (average age, 17.12 +/- 7.47 years old) were observed for 3 to 5 years after posterior scleral reinforcement surgery. RESULTS: The naked visual acuities at postoperative one and three years were better than that before the operation (P < 0.01). The average axial elongation in the first, third and fifth year after the operation was 0.098 mm/year, 0.073 5 mm/year and 0.115 mm/year, respectively; the increment of refractive diopter was smaller than 0.50 D/year. CONCLUSION: The scleral reinforcement surgery is a safe and effective treatment for juvenile progressive myopia.
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