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. 2017 Sep 4;114(35-36):575–580. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0575

Table 2. Effects of various interventions on myopia progression.

Intervention Mean difference in progression between
intervention and placebo or multifocal
glasses (dpt/year)
95% confidence interval
of difference in progression
(dpt/year)
p-value
Atropine 1% 0.68 [0.52; 0.84] <0.0001
Atropine 0.1% 0.53 [0.26; 0.77] <0.0001
Atropine 0.01% 0.53 [0.21; 0.85] <0.0001
Cyclopentolate 0.33 [−0.02; 0.67] 0.06
Multifocal contact lenses 0.21 [−0.03; 0.48] 0.13
2 hours/day sunlight 0.14 [−0.17; 0.46] 0.39
Varifocal glasses 0.14 [0.02; 0.26] 0.02

Modified according to (40); dpt. diopters