Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 19, 2026

Binocular Dynamic Visual Acuity in Eyeglass-Corrected Myopic Patients
Published on: March 29, 2022
[Clinical risk factors for progressive myopia]
1Sektion für Neurobiologie des Auges, Forschungsinstitut für Augenheilkunde, Calwerstrasse 7/1, Tübingen, Germany. frank.schaeffel@uni-tuebingen.de
Abstract:
The average worldwide frequency of myopia is approximately 30 % and is traditionally subdivided into school myopia and pathological myopia. A further distinction is made between progressive myopia and stationary myopia. There is a high correlation between the frequency of myopia and urbanization and training. Risk factors for development of myopia are close-up work, lack of outdoor activity, biometrical variables of the eye and genetic risk factors. Development of myopia can be positively influenced by peripheral focusing, increased exposure to light and in the future possibly pharmacologically.
Related Concept Videos
Glaucoma: Overview
Diabetic Retinopathy
Open Angle Glaucoma: Treatment
Drugs such as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, α2- and...
Photoreceptors and Visual Pathways
Focusing of Light in the Eye
Angle Closure Glaucoma: Treatment
