Reducing the incidence or prevalence of any disease by 40% is of huge public health significance. Slowing myopia by 1 diopter may do just that for myopic maculopathy-the most common and serious sight-threatening complication of myopia. There is a growing interest in slowing the progression of myopia due to its increasing prevalence around the world, the sight-threatening consequences of higher levels of myopia, and the growing evidence-based literature supporting a variety of therapies for its control. We apply data from five large population-based studies of the prevalence of myopic maculopathy on 21,000 patients. We show that a 1-diopter increase in myopia is associated with a 67% increase in the prevalence of myopic maculopathy. Restated, slowing myopia by 1 diopter should reduce the likelihood of a patient developing myopic maculopathy by 40%. Furthermore, this treatment benefit accrues regardless of the level of myopia. Thus, while the overall risk of myopic maculopathy is higher in a -6-diopter myope than in a -3-diopter myope, slowing their myopic progression by 1 diopter during childhood should lower the risk by 40% in both.

Mark A. Bullimore

Noel A. Brennan

Optometry and Vision Science

OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE 是美国验光学会的月度同行评审科学出版物，自 1924 年以来发表原创研究。 OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE 是国际公认的关于当前验光、生理光学、视觉科学发现的教育和信息来源，及相关领域。该杂志考虑了推动临床实践、视觉科学和公共卫生的原创性贡献。作者应该记住，该杂志的读者遍及全球，他们的投稿应该与广大读者相关并引起他们的兴趣。主题优先事项包括但不限于：临床和实验室研究、循证审查、隐形眼镜、眼球生长和屈光不正发展、眼球运动、视觉功能和感知、眼睛生物学和眼部疾病、流行病学和公共卫生，生物医学光学和仪器，新颖和重要的临床观察和治疗，以及验光教育。

Optometry and Vision Science is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of Optometry, publishing original research since 1924. It is internationally recognized as a key source of education and information on current discoveries in optometry, physiological optics, and vision science, as well as related fields. The journal welcomes original contributions that advance clinical practice, vision science, and public health. Authors should keep in mind that the readership of the journal is global, and their submissions should be relevant and engaging to a wide audience. Priority topics include, but are not limited to: clinical and laboratory research, evidence-based reviews, contact lenses, ocular growth and refractive development, eye movements, visual function and perception, ocular biology and eye diseases, epidemiology and public health, biomedical optics and instrumentation, novel and significant clinical observations and treatments, and optometric education.

《Optometry and Vision Science》是美国验光学会的月度同行评审科学期刊，自1924年以来发表原创研究。该期刊被国际公认为关于当前验光、生理光学和视觉科学发现的重要教育和信息来源，涵盖相关领域。期刊欢迎推动临床实践、视觉科学和公共卫生的原创性贡献。作者应考虑到该期刊的读者遍布全球，因此投稿内容应与广大读者相关并引起他们的兴趣。主题优先事项包括但不限于：临床和实验室研究、循证审查、隐形眼镜、眼球生长和屈光不正发展、眼球运动、视觉功能和感知、眼睛生物学和眼部疾病、流行病学和公共卫生、生物医学光学和仪器、新颖和重要的临床观察和治疗，以及验光教育。

Optom Vis Sci

Myopia Control: Why Each Diopter Matters

It is shown that a 1-diopter increase in myopia is associated with a 67% increase in the prevalence of myopic maculopathy, and slowing myopia by 1 diopter should reduce the likelihood of a patient developing myopic Maculopathy by 40%.

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