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This review introduces "Whole Life Cycle Myopia Management," offering age-specific strategies to prevent, slow, and monitor myopia across all life stages. It emphasizes collaborative efforts to improve vision and quality of life for individuals with myopia.

Keywords:
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  • Public Health
  • Optometry

Background:

  • Myopia is a global ocular condition affecting all ages, impacting academic performance and increasing risks of severe visual impairment in older adults.
  • Current myopia management strategies are general and lack age-specific considerations.
  • Existing interventions include public health policies, optical, medical, and surgical options.

Purpose of the Study:

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  • Whole Life Cycle Myopia Management
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  • To outline major risk factors of myopia throughout the entire lifespan.
  • To provide age-specific management strategies for eight distinct life stages.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of current myopia management strategies.
  • Identification of major myopia risk factors across the life cycle.
  • Development of age-specific interventions for myopia onset, progression, and complication monitoring.

Main Results:

  • Myopia management requires tailored strategies for different life stages, from infancy to old age.
  • The proposed approach addresses myopia prevention, progression control, and complication monitoring.
  • Effective implementation necessitates collaboration between government, schools, healthcare providers, and families.

Conclusions:

  • A
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  • Age-specific interventions are needed to mitigate the global impact of myopia.
  • Collaborative efforts are essential to restore vision and enhance the quality of life for individuals with myopia.