Author:
Chen Jing,Tang Yu,Lin Zhihong,Tao Zhengyang,Deng Hongwei
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the efficacy of posterior scleral reinforcement (PSR) on the control of pediatric myopia. Electronic databases were systematically searched.
Methods
Standardized mean differences (SMDs) of outcomes were calculated. Eight studies with 357 patients with pediatric myopia were included. The SMD for the increase in mean axial length (AL) in the PSR and control group was − 1.19 (95% CI − 1.71, − 0.68).
Results
The SMD for decrease of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) LogMAR in the PSR and control group was 0.85 (95% CI 0.28, 1.43). The SMD for change in intraocular pressure (IOP) at the time of surgery and at the end of the follow-up period in the PSR group was − 0.01 (95% CI − 0.48, 0.47).
Conclusion
This meta-analysis indicates that PSR surgery may be an effective therapeutic strategy to control the progression of myopia in childhood with acceptable adverse effects.
Funder
Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission Sustainable Development Project
Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen
Shenzhen Fund for Guangdong Provincial High-level Clinical Key Specialties
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC