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Narrow-band, long-wavelength lighting promotes hyperopia and retards vision-induced myopia in infant rhesus monkeys by Hung, Li-Fang, Arumugam, Baskar, She, Zhihui, Ostrin, Lisa, Smith, Earl L.

“…The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of narrow band, long-wavelength lighting on normal refractive development and the phenomena of…”
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Protective effects of high ambient lighting on the development of form-deprivation myopia in rhesus monkeys by Smith, 3rd, Earl L, Hung, Li-Fang, Huang, Juan

“…Time spent outdoors reduces the likelihood that children will develop myopia, possibly because light levels are much higher outdoors than indoors. To test this…”
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Relative peripheral hyperopic defocus alters central refractive development in infant monkeys by Smith, Earl L., Hung, Li-Fang, Huang, Juan

“…Understanding the role of peripheral defocus on central refractive development is critical because refractive errors can vary significantly with eccentricity…”
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Myopia - A 21st Century Public Health Issue by Resnikoff, Serge, Jonas, Jost B, Friedman, David, He, Mingguage, Jong, Monica, Nichols, Jason J, Ohno-Matsui, Kyoko, Smith, III, Earl L, Wildsoet, Christine F, Taylor, Hugh R, Wolffsohn, James S, Wong, Tien Y

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Prentice Award Lecture 2010: A case for peripheral optical treatment strategies for myopia by Smith, 3rd, Earl L

“…It is well established that refractive development is regulated by visual feedback. However, most optical treatment strategies designed to reduce myopia…”
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Optical treatment strategies to slow myopia progression: Effects of the visual extent of the optical treatment zone by Smith, Earl L.

“…In order to develop effective optical treatment strategies for myopia, it is important to understand how visual experience influences refractive development…”
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The Adenosine Receptor Antagonist, 7-Methylxanthine, Alters Emmetropizing Responses in Infant Macaques by Hung, Li-Fang, Arumugam, Baskar, Ostrin, Lisa, Patel, Nimesh, Trier, Klaus, Jong, Monica, Smith, III, Earl L

“…Previous studies suggest that the adenosine receptor antagonist, 7-methylxanthine (7-MX), retards myopia progression. Our aim was to determine whether 7-MX…”
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Effects of Long-Wavelength Lighting on Refractive Development in Infant Rhesus Monkeys by Smith, 3rd, Earl L, Hung, Li-Fang, Arumugam, Baskar, Holden, Brien A, Neitz, Maureen, Neitz, Jay

“…Differences in the spectral composition of lighting between indoor and outdoor scenes may contribute to the higher prevalence of myopia in children who spend…”
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Negative lens-induced myopia in infant monkeys: effects of high ambient lighting by Smith, 3rd, Earl L, Hung, Li-Fang, Arumugam, Baskar, Huang, Juan

“…To determine whether high light levels, which have a protective effect against form-deprivation myopia, also retard the development of lens-induced myopia in…”
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IMI Prevention of Myopia and Its Progression by Jonas, Jost B, Ang, Marcus, Cho, Pauline, Guggenheim, Jeremy A, He, Ming Guang, Jong, Monica, Logan, Nicola S, Liu, Maria, Morgan, Ian, Ohno-Matsui, Kyoko, Pärssinen, Olavi, Resnikoff, Serge, Sankaridurg, Padmaja, Saw, Seang-Mei, Smith, 3rd, Earl L, Tan, Donald T H, Walline, Jeffrey J, Wildsoet, Christine F, Wu, Pei-Chang, Zhu, Xiaoying, Wolffsohn, James S

“…The prevalence of myopia has markedly increased in East and Southeast Asia, and pathologic consequences of myopia, including myopic maculopathy and high…”
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Peripheral Vision Can Influence Eye Growth and Refractive Development in Infant Monkeys by Smith, Earl L., III, Kee, Chea-su, Ramamirtham, Ramkumar, Qiao-Grider, Ying, Hung, Li-Fang

“…Given the prominence of central vision in humans, it has been assumed that visual signals from the fovea dominate emmetropization. The purpose of this study…”
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Effects of Foveal Ablation on Emmetropization and Form-Deprivation Myopia by Smith, Earl L., III, Ramamirtham, Ramkumar, Qiao-Grider, Ying, Hung, Li-Fang, Huang, Juan, Kee, Chea-su, Coats, David, Paysse, Evelyn

“…Because of the prominence of central vision in primates, it has generally been assumed that signals from the fovea dominate refractive development. To test…”
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Effects of optical defocus on refractive development in monkeys: evidence for local, regionally selective mechanisms by Smith, 3rd, Earl L, Hung, Li-Fang, Huang, Juan, Blasdel, Terry L, Humbird, Tammy L, Bockhorst, Kurt H

“…To characterize the influence of optical defocus on ocular shape and the pattern of peripheral refraction in infant rhesus monkeys. Starting at 3 weeks of age,…”
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IMI - Myopia Control Reports Overview and Introduction by Wolffsohn, James S, Flitcroft, Daniel Ian, Gifford, Kate L, Jong, Monica, Jones, Lyndon, Klaver, Caroline C W, Logan, Nicola S, Naidoo, Kovin, Resnikoff, Serge, Sankaridurg, Padmaja, Smith, 3rd, Earl L, Troilo, David, Wildsoet, Christine F

“…With the growing prevalence of myopia, already at epidemic levels in some countries, there is an urgent need for new management approaches. However, with the…”
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Hemiretinal Form Deprivation: Evidence for Local Control of Eye Growth and Refractive Development in Infant Monkeys by Smith, Earl L., III, Huang, Juan, Hung, Li-Fang, Blasdel, Terry L, Humbird, Tammy L, Bockhorst, Kurt H

“…To determine whether refractive development in primates is mediated by local retinal mechanisms, the authors examined the effects of hemiretinal form…”
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The Effects of the Relative Strength of Simultaneous Competing Defocus Signals on Emmetropization in Infant Rhesus Monkeys by Arumugam, Baskar, Hung, Li-Fang, To, Chi-Ho, Sankaridurg, Padmaja, Smith, III, Earl L

“…We investigated how the relative surface area devoted to the more positive-powered component in dual-focus lenses influences emmetropization in rhesus monkeys…”
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Myopia control with novel central and peripheral plus contact lenses and extended depth of focus contact lenses: 2 year results from a randomised clinical trial by Sankaridurg, Padmaja, Bakaraju, Ravi C, Naduvilath, Thomas, Chen, Xiang, Weng, Rebecca, Tilia, Daniel, Xu, Pauline, Li, Wayne, Conrad, Fabian, Smith, Earl L, Ehrmann, Klaus

“…Purpose We aimed to determine myopia control efficacy with novel contact lenses (CL) that (1) reduced both central and peripheral defocus, and (2) provided…”
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IMI - Report on Experimental Models of Emmetropization and Myopia by Troilo, David, Smith, 3rd, Earl L, Nickla, Debora L, Ashby, Regan, Tkatchenko, Andrei V, Ostrin, Lisa A, Gawne, Timothy J, Pardue, Machelle T, Summers, Jody A, Kee, Chea-Su, Schroedl, Falk, Wahl, Siegfried, Jones, Lyndon

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Effects of Local Myopic Defocus on Refractive Development in Monkeys by Smith, Earl L, Hung, Li-Fang, Huang, Juan, Arumugam, Baskar

“…PURPOSEVisual signals that produce myopia are mediated by local, regionally selective mechanisms. However, little is known about spatial integration for…”
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The development of and recovery from form-deprivation myopia in infant rhesus monkeys reared under reduced ambient lighting by She, Zhihui, Hung, Li-Fang, Arumugam, Baskar, Beach, Krista M, Smith, 3rd, Earl L

“…Although reduced ambient lighting ("dim" light) can cause myopia in emmetropizing chicks, it does not necessarily lead to myopic changes in emmetropizing…”
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