INTRODUCTION: 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 ...
Specialized care provided to diabetic patients, in developed countries, has contributed to the reduced number of ocular complications in pediatric age. The effectiveness of annual eye examinations in this group is unclear. The authors intend to determine the prevalence and onset of ocular disease in this population and adapt the results to the dynamics of a tertiary center, based on a retrospective study of typ...