Insights Into Childhood Myopic Maculopathy

In the current issue of JAMA Ophthalmology, Jiang et al present a comprehensive 4-year analysis detailing the progression of myopic maculopathy in 548 eyes of 274 children and adolescents 7 to 17 years old with high myopia. Myopic maculopathy stands as a significant global contributor to visual impairment, particularly prevalent in East Asian countries. The condition is systematically categorized into 4 groups and plus lesions, according to the META-PM study group. Recognized for its typically slow advancement occurring over an extended time frame, myopic maculopathy has historically been studied with a focus on older adults, attributing progression to both axial lengthening and age-related choroidal thinning.
Source: JAMA Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research