{
  "abstract": "Pathologic myopia (PM) is a leading, traditionally irreversible cause of vision loss primarily managed through observation. This pilot case series explores repeated low-level red light (RLRL) therapy for PM. Two adult patients underwent twice-daily home-based RLRL sessions for 6 months. Preliminary observations revealed functional improvement in visual acuity for one patient, while the other demonstrated modest anatomical recovery, including reduced macular retinoschisis and slightly decreased axial length. These hypothesis-generating findings suggest RLRL might offer structural and functional benefits. However, rigorous future randomised controlled trials remain essential to validate its clinical efficacy.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center / Shanghai Eye Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China",
        "Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China",
        "Eye Public Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China"
      ],
      "name": "Juzhao Zhang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center / Shanghai Eye Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yuelan Zou"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Ophthalmology, Fengcheng Hospital, Shanghai, China"
      ],
      "name": "Hang Zhang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center / Shanghai Eye Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China",
        "Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China",
        "Eye Public Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China",
        "National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China"
      ],
      "name": "Haidong Zou"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center / Shanghai Eye Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China",
        "Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China",
        "Eye Public Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yan Xu"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Repeated low-level red light therapy for pathologic myopia: a case series of two adult patients",
  "uid": "b3964ab6-9464-5912-a658-041edd78b4e3"
}