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  2. RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH HMRI
  3. Atropine as a treatment for myopia in children

Atropine as a treatment for myopia in children

Short sightedness in children is rapidly rising as children spend more time doing “near work” activities such as mobile devices and less time outside.

In myopic children the normal growth cycle of the eye is disturbed. This study will test whether low doses of Atropine (the eye drops put into the eye during eye examinations to open the pupil) can shift the growth cycle of the eye back to normal.  

Researchers 

Dr Sally McFadden, Dr Catherine Dunlop 

Research Area 
Brain & Mental Health
Project type 
Project Grant
Year of funding 
2014