Slowing the Progression of Myopia
The increasing prevalence of myopia, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has become a significant public health concern. This Topic Collection in BMJ Open Ophthalmology aims to address myopia progression with original research on recent advances in myopia interventions to arrest the axial elongation, including pharmacological, optical, contact lenses and behavioural change approaches.
Guest Editors
Dr. Ramesh Kekunnaya
LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
orcid.org/0000-0001-5789-2300

Dr. Pavan Kumar Verkicharla
LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
orcid.org/0000-0001-7755-2178

ORIGINAL RESARCH
Prediction of refractive error and its progression: a machine learning-based algorithm
Maria J Barraza-Bernal, Arne Ohlendorf, Pablo Sanz Diez, Xiancai Feng, Li-Hua Yang, Mei-Xia Lu, Siegfried Wahl, Timo Kratzer