title: The role of bifocal and contact lenses in myopia control.
abstract: This manuscript reviews the recent work on the use of bifocal spectacles and 'hard' contact lenses for the control of myopia, with emphasis on the studies conducted by the authors.
authors.affiliation: College of Optometry, University of Houston, TX 77004.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grosvenor
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Goss
mesh_terms: D000065:Accommodation, Ocular; D000293:Adolescent; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003261:Contact Lenses; D004948:Esotropia / Q000628:therapy; D005099:Exotropia / Q000628:therapy; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000628:therapy*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012029:Refraction, Ocular