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.

Without specific therapy or sedation, the symptoms subsided in about 12 hours, and on discharge she ... solution is used. Atropine drops are instilled, 1 drop in each eye, morning, noon and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Childhood Atropine for Myopia Progression (CHAMP) study is investigating whether the use of eye drops can slow the progression of myopia (short-sightedness) in children. Myopia is commonly known ...

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 ...