[Long-term results of surgical prevention and correction of progressive myopia]

In this summing-up paper the authors discuss the results of surgical prevention and correction of progressive myopia carried out at Department of Ophthalmic Diseases of Russian University of Peoples' Friendship during two recent decades. Remote results of bandaging scleroplastic and reduced chondroplastic operations recommend scleroplastic interventions for prevention of myopia progress. Combined scleroplasty and cataract extraction stabilized the elongation of the antero-posterior axis of the eye and essentially improved visual acuity of 18-20 diopters. New variants of interlamellar operations are presented: tunnel-circular and fragmented circular, which are protected by patents of the Russian Federation. These operations are recommended for patients with stable myopia of 8-15 diopters after scleroplasty. Their advantage is low traumatism, absence of deep incisions on the cornea, wide optic center, possibility of regulating the refraction effect by replacing the implants or their complete removal without serious consequences for the cornea.