title: [Contemporary views on the etiology, pathogenesis as well as treatment of school-age and progressive myopia].
abstract: The contemporary views on the etiology, pathogenesis as well as treatment of school-age and progressive myopia are discussed. The history of myopia investigations is described. The results of papers indicating environmental and genetic reasons of myopia are presented. The anatomical, physiological, and biochemical changes taking place during the school-age and progressive myopia progress are characterized. The attitude towards some conservative and surgical methods of school-age and progressive myopia is expressed. The possibilities of using the newest experimental results in progressive myopia treatment are indicated.
authors.affiliation: Katedry Okulistyki z Klinika i Zakładem Patofizjologii Narzadu Wzroku Pomorskiej AM w Szczecinie.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czepita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*