Brain Visual Perception Training for Prevention and Control of Premyopia

Launched by SHANGHAI EYE DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT CENTER · Sep 3, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring a new way to help prevent myopia, or nearsightedness, in children who are at risk of developing it. The researchers want to see if a special training program that helps improve how the brain processes visual information can slow down the growth of myopia in children aged 6 to 10 years. They will compare children who participate in this brain training with a control group that does not receive the training to determine if it really makes a difference in preventing the onset of myopia.

To join the study, children must be between 6 and 10 years old and have early signs of myopia, defined by specific measurements of their eyesight. However, children with certain eye conditions or other health issues will not be eligible. Participants in the trial will undergo 20 minutes of brain visual perception training each day for a year and will have check-ups at the hospital every three months to monitor their progress. This trial is still in the planning stages and has not started recruiting participants yet.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Children aged 6-10 years with premyopia, defined as a cycloplegic spherical equivalent refraction (SER) of the more myopic eye in the range of -0.50 to 0.75 (inclusive) diopters (D) and having at least 1parent with an SER in either eye of -3.00D or less.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Children have astigmatism of 1.50D or more, anisometropia of 1.50 D or more, strabismus and other ocular abnormalities, any systemic diseases, or a history of any myopia interventions.