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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Role of Spectacle Lenses in the Control and Management of Myopia Progression: A Narrative Review.

Livio Vitiello, Filippo Lixi, Valerio Calabresi, Mario Troisi, Ilaria De Pascale, Alfonso Pellegrino, Giulia Coco, Aldo Vagge, Giuseppe Giannaccare

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Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Livio VitielloEye Unit, "Luigi Curto" Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Salerno, 84035 Polla, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7867-3342
Filippo LixiEye Clinic, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-0956-4925
Valerio CalabresiEye Clinic, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-4716-7154
Mario TroisiEye Clinic, Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3492-014X
Ilaria De PascaleEye Unit, "Luigi Curto" Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Salerno, 84035 Polla, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4721-4906
Alfonso PellegrinoEye Unit, "Luigi Curto" Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Salerno, 84035 Polla, Italy.
Giulia CocoOphthalmology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2410-6366
Aldo VaggeEye Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9346-9267
Giuseppe GiannaccareEye Clinic, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2617-0289

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of people affected by myopia worldwide is estimated to reach two billion and to further grow. Therefore, numerous treatment approaches (pharmacological, behavioral, environmental, and optical) have been put forth to slow the progression of myopia, especially in children. Among these, spectacle lenses represent a straightforward and less intrusive therapeutic approach for children and their parents. For this reason, in recent years, several spectacle lenses with different technologies have been developed to slow myopia progression and enhance the quality of life for myopic children, thus trying to reduce the related health care burden. According to the published scientific literature, three different types of spectacle lenses are currently the most validated optical options for myopia management: (i) Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments lenses (DIMS), (ii) Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target lenses (HALT) and (iii) Cylindrical Annular Refractive Elements (CARE) lenses. The aim of this narrative review is to exclusively discuss the scientific evidence of these three different spectacles lenses, and to point out the potential benefits and drawbacks in their use for myopia control and management.

Indexed as

CARE lensesDIMS lensesHALT lensesmyopiamyopia controlmyopia progressionspectacle lenses

Identifiers

PMID41010357
PMCPMC12471217

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