Clinical Trial - Repeated Low-level Red-Light Therapy
About the studyACO Eye Health’s Myopia Clinic is an accredited site in a clinical trial of low intensity red-light therapy which aims to delay myopia progression by increasing blood flow in the back of the eye. The protocol was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne.
The Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy is a randomised controlled trial, sponsored by Eyerising International, where children attending the clinic receive an innovative myopia control device to use at home, or to continue with single vision spectacles for one year.
Patient attends ACO Eye Health Myopia Clinic
This research is spearheaded by Dr Lisa Zhu and Prof Mingguang He from the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA). Dr Marianne Coleman is working closely with Dr Nellie Deen (ACO Eye Health, General Manager City Clinics) and Zeinab Fakih (ACO Eye Health, Manager Paediatric and Rehabilitative Services), and Di Miao (CERA) is supporting the trial onsite.
Researchers
Di Miao
Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA)
Dr Lisa Zhu
Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA)
Dr Marianne Coleman
Australian College of Optometry (ACO)
Dr Nellie Deen
Australian College of Optometry (ACO)
Prof Mingguang He
Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA)
Zeinab Fakih
Australian College of Optometry (ACO)
Supported by
The ACO is currently conducting a clinical trial to evaluate a new device that shines low level red light into the eye for the control of myopia (near sightedness). This technology may delay the worsening of myopia by increasing blood flow in the back of the eye. The protocol was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne and will be conducted in ACO’s Carlton clinic.
Participants of this clinical trial meet the following criteria:
- Is aged 8 to 13 years
- Is mildly to moderately myopic (near-sighted)
- Can see well with their glasses
- Is fluent in English
- Is willing and able to participate in all required activities of the study
- Has no history and no plan of using prescription-grade eye drops for myopia or other specially design contact lenses (orthokeratology) for near-sightedness control
- Does not have anisometropia (different glasses prescription between two eyes), strabismus (crossed eyes), or amblyopia (lazy eyes)
- Has not had surgery for the correction of near-sightedness (such as LASIK etc).or any history of eye surgery (eg. cataract removal)
- Does not have any other eye diseases
