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Cost Comparison Between Defocus Spectacle Lens and Compound Atropine in Myopia ...
Barros da Silva, Patrícia; Ludovico, Inês; Basílio, Ana Luísa; Guimarães, SandraINTRODUCTION: The rising prevalence of myopia poses a substantial global concern. Low concentration atropine and defocus spectacle lens (DSL) are the most widely used myopia prevention treatment in Portugal. Atropine drops must be compounded in pharmacies, because there is still no commercial low concentration atropine approved in Portugal. There are no studies with enough evidence to prefer one treatment over ...
Myopia control: short-term effect of 0.01% atropine vs. defocus incorporated mu...
Guimarães, Sandra; Barros da Silva, Patrícia; Oliveiros, Bárbara; Silva, EduardoPurpose To compare 0.01% atropine with DIMS spectacle lenses in the prevention of myopia progression in European children. Methods This was a retrospective study including data from pediatric European patients with myopia. From November 2021 to March 2022, only 0.01% atropine was prescribed because DIMS lenses were still not available in Portugal. From March to October 2022, only DIMS spectacle lenses were pres...