But medicated eye drops may do just that. In a five-year clinical trial conducted in Singapore, drops of a drug called atropine seemed to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children.

Eye practitioners also commonly prescribe atropine drops off-label to combat eye inflammation and even to help slow the progression of myopia (nearsightedness). Myopia is a condition in which ...

At the age of 5 years, before a refraction study, 0.5 per cent atropine sulfate drops were prescribed, 1 drop to be instilled in each eye 3 times daily for 3 days. After receiving a total of 14 ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Children with myopia using 0.05% atropine eye drops had less myopia progression and/or less axial elongation compared ...

Children with myopia using 0.05% atropine eye drops had less myopia progression and/or less axial elongation compared with those using placebo or 0.01% atropine, though they had higher rates of ...

0.05% atropine eye drops were more effective in controlling myopia progression and axial elongation than placebo eye drops in children despite causing blurred vision and photophobia in some ...