Correction of Myopia Evaluation Trial 2

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if progressive addition lenses (PALs) versus single vision lenses (SVLs) slow the progression of low myopia in children with poor accommodative responses (i.e., large accommodative lags) and near esophoria.

Conditions

• Myopia

Interventions

DEVICE

Progressive Addition Lenses (PALs)

Varilux Ellipse progressive addition lenses (PALs) with a +2.00 D addition

DEVICE

Single Vision Lenses (SVLs)

Single vision lenses

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Eye Institute (NEI)

  collaborator NIH

• Jaeb Center for Health Research

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jane E Gwiazda, Ph.D. · New England College of Optometry

• Wendy L Marsh-Tootle · University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry

• Ruth E Manny · University of Houston College of Optometry

• Erik M Weissberg · New England College of Optometry

• David I Silbert · Family Eye Group

• Don W Lyon · Indiana University

• Mitchell M Scheiman · Pennsylvania College of Optometry

• Marjean T Kulp · Ohio State University

• Susan A Cotter · Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

8 Years

Max Age

11 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2005-04-30

Primary Completion

2010-03-31

Completion

2010-03-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations