Correction: Sánchez-Tena et al. Effectiveness of a Spectacle Lens with a Specific Asymmetric Myopic Peripheral Defocus: 12-Month Results in a Spanish Population. Children 2024, 11, 177

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There was an error in the original publication for the abstract [1]. In the abstract, the sentence was written as “After one year of treatment, there was less AL elongation in the study group compared to the control group (0.16 ± 0.16 mm vs. 0.24 ± 0.16 mm, p = 0.034)”, but the actual data for the manuscript should be “After one year, the AL increased by 0.14 ± 0.14 mm in the MPDL study group and by 0.23 ± 0.15 mm in the SVL control group (p = 0.014)”. The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.

The corrected abstract appears below:

• Abstract: Background: Different designs of ophthalmic lenses have been studied to control the progression of myopia in children. This study aims to evaluate the short-term efficacy of a new design of ophthalmic lens with asymmetric myopic peripheral defocus (MPDL) on myopia progression in children compared to a control group wearing a single-vision lens (SVL). Methods: Children aged 5 to 12 with myopia up to −0.50 D, astigmatism and anisometropia under 1.50 D, and corrected visual acuity over 20/20 were randomized to either the study group (MPDL) or control group (SVL). The myopia progression was evaluated by measuring axial length (AL) growth (IOL Master; Zeiss) over a period of one year. Results: Ninety-two subjects were recruited. Forty-six children were randomly assigned to the control group, and 46 to the study group. In total, 83 children completed the clinical trial, with a mean age of 10.81 [9.53–11.92] years, among which 59.04% were female. After one year of treatment, there was less AL elongation in the study group compared to the control group (0.14 ± 0.14 mm vs. 0.23 ± 0.15 mm, p = 0.014). Conclusions: The MPDL significantly reduced the absolute growth of AL by 39% (p = 0.014) and relative growth of AL by 37.3% (p = 0.012) after 12 months in comparison to the control group in a Spanish population.

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Reference

1. Sánchez-Tena, M.Á.; Cleva, J.M.; Villa-Collar, C.; Álvarez, M.; Ruiz-Pomeda, A.; Martinez-Perez, C.; Andreu-Vazquez, C.; Chamorro, E.; Alvarez-Peregrina, C. Effectiveness of a Spectacle Lens with a Specific Asymmetric Myopic Peripheral Defocus: 12-Month Results in a Spanish Population. Children; 2024; 11, 177. [DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children11020177] [PubMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38397289]