Feature|Articles|September 30, 2026

Pediatric progressive myopia is an epidemic causing permanent vision loss

Fact checked by: Kirsty Mackay, Lucia Gambuzza

Nimesh Patel, MD, urges the FDA to reconsider SYD-101 as pediatric myopia drives earlier retinal damage in US children.

In pediatric retina clinics across Boston, we are seeing something that should concern every parent: teenagers already developing retinal damage linked to severe nearsightedness and excessive eye growth.