Timing of height growth peaks and axial elongation in atropine-treated myopic children
Dongheon Surl, Jinu Han, Yuri Seo · 2026
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Dongheon Surl, Jinu Han, and Yuri Seo study growth timing in short-sighted children treated with atropine drops, in a 2026 paper. Low-dose atropine slows eye elongation, the driver of worsening myopia. Bodies and eyes both grow in spurts, so height peaks might flag periods of rapid eye growth.
Seventy children with repeated eye and height measures supplied the data, some treated and some not. In untreated children, height growth speed and eye elongation were not linked. Among treated children, the age of peak height growth matched the age of peak eye elongation closely. Children whose height peaked earlier showed faster yearly eye elongation on the same dose. Tracking height timing may help time treatment adjustments.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dongheon Surl, Jinu Han, Yuri Seo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |