Difference between revisions of Lens-induced myopia

A core tenant of EM is that doing [[near work]] in lenses designed for [[distance work]] causes myopia progression.  Even if hyperopic blur is not induced by the lenses, the [[accommodation]] system is being constantly stressed and this encourages [[eye axial lengthening]].  This is supported by the fact that both [[bifocals]] and [[multifocals]], which allow the eye to use less accommodation to do near work, are protective against myopia progression <ref name="Can Bifocals Slow Myopia Progression?">{{Cite journal |last=Fulk |first=G. W. |date=1996 |title=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9286316/ |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9286316/ |journal=Journal of the American Optometric Association |volume=67(12) |pages=749-754 |via=PubMed}}</ref><ref name="Myopia Progression Control Using Bifocal Contact Lenses">{{Cite journal |last=Aller |first=Thomas |last2=Grisham |first2=David |date=2000-12 |title=(OR-103)MYOPIA PROGRESSION CONTROL USING BIFOCAL CONTACT LENSES: Poster # 92 |url=https://journals.lww.com/optvissci/Citation/2000/12001/_OR_103_MYOPIA_PROGRESSION_CONTROL_USING_BIFOCAL.311.aspx |journal=Optometry and Vision Science |language=en-US |volume=77 |issue=12 |pages=187 |issn=1538-9235}}</ref>