Study examines efficiency of physiotherapy in treating, preventing uncomplicated acquired myopia

If the number of cases of myopia continues to rise at the current rate, it is estimated that by 2050 approximately 5 billion people will be myopic.1 As a result, myopia warrants national and international collaborative efforts as the cost and public health consequence are massive and frequently underrated in trends.2 A retrospective study A retrospective study was conducted from 2019 to 2023 in accordance with the principles of the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects. Applied treatment methods ■ Electropuncture: This method aims to stimulate the somato-vegetative functions of the body reflexively by applying transcutaneous electrical current to biologically active points (peripheral reflex zones) (Image 1). ■ Low-intensity laser stimulation of the ciliary muscle: Low-intensity helium-neon laser radiation enhances biosynthetic and proliferative processes in the conjunctival tissue of the ciliary body, thereby improving the vascularization of the ciliary muscle, which positively influences the accommodation reflex (Image 2). ■ Combined treatment: In the base group with low myopia and a family factor, after the first year of treatment, the annual myopia progression rate based on the axial length (AMPRAL) value decreased from 0.32 plus or minus 0.02 mm to 0.10 plus or minus 0.01 mm (with 0.22 mm, P < .01), while in the control group, this value remained unchanged at 0.34 plus or minus 0.02 mm (P > .05).