ERC Advanced Grant · 2022
Myopia control in the real world: treatments, target, timing, and terminus
Background: Myopia, or near-sightedness, is increasing dramatically all over the world, mostly due to higher levels of education and changing lifestyles of young generations. The expectation is that half of the world’s citizens will be myopic by 2050. Myopia-related complications later in life are a serious threat to vision and will increase the rates of blindness. Prevention strategies and pharmacological and optical treatments to delay progression of myopia in childhood are emerging, but most eye care professionals still do not control myopia due to inadequate information and unpredictable outcomes. Aim: To radically improve patient management in myopia by providing an agile, AI-based…
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