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ABSTRACT: Importance
Some uncertainty about the clinical value and dosing of atropine for the treatment of myopia in children remains.Objective
To evaluate the efficacy vs the adverse effects of various doses of atropine in the therapy for myopia in children.Data sources
Data were obtained from PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, from inception to April 30, 2016. The reference lists of published reviews and clinicaltrials.gov were searched for additional relevant studies. Key search terms included myopia, refractive errors, and atropine. Only studies published in English were included.Study selection
Randomized clinical trials and cohort studies that enrolled patients younger than 18 years with myopia who received atropine in at least 1 treatment arm and that reported the annual rate of myopia progression and/or any adverse effects of atropine therapy were included in the analysis.Data extraction and synthesis
Two reviewers independently abstracted the data. Heterogeneity was statistically quantified by Q, H, and I2 statistics, and a meta-analysis was performed using the random-effects model. The Cochrane Collaboration 6 aspects of bias and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale were used to assess the risk for bias.Main outcomes and measures
The primary outcome was a difference in efficacy and the presence of adverse effects at different doses of atropine vs control conditions. The secondary outcomes included the differences in adverse effects between Asian and white patients.Results
Nineteen unique studies involving 3137 unique children were included in the analysis. The weighted mean differences between the atropine and control groups in myopia progression were 0.50 diopters (D) per year (95% CI, 0.24-0.76 D per year) for low-dose atropine, 0.57 D per year (95% CI, 0.43-0.71 D per year) for moderate-dose atropine, and 0.62 D per year (95% CI, 0.45-0.79 D per year) for high-dose atropine (P?Conclusions and relevanceThis meta-analysis suggests that the efficacy of atropine is dose independent within this range, whereas the adverse effects are dose dependent.
SUBMITTER: Gong Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710262 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
JAMA ophthalmology 20170601 6
<h4>Importance</h4>Some uncertainty about the clinical value and dosing of atropine for the treatment of myopia in children remains.<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the efficacy vs the adverse effects of various doses of atropine in the therapy for myopia in children.<h4>Data sources</h4>Data were obtained from PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, from inception to April 30, 2016. The reference lists of published reviews and clinicaltrials.gov were searched for ad ...[more]