Editing Myopia (section)

=== Other methods ===
[[Scleral reinforcement surgery]] is aimed to cover the thinning posterior pole with a supportive material to withstand [[intraocular pressure]] and prevent further progression of the posterior staphyloma. The strain is reduced, although damage from the pathological process cannot be reversed. By stopping the progression of the disease, vision may be maintained or improved.<ref name="ward">{{cite journal | vauthors = Ward B, Tarutta EP, Mayer MJ | title = The efficacy and safety of posterior pole buckles in the control of progressive high myopia | journal = Eye | volume = 23 | issue = 12 | pages = 2169–74 | date = December 2009 | pmid = 19229272 | doi = 10.1038/eye.2008.433 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The use of orthoK can also slow down axial lens elongation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wolffsohn |first1=James S. |last2=Flitcroft |first2=Daniel Ian |last3=Gifford |first3=Kate L. |last4=Jong |first4=Monica |last5=Jones |first5=Lyndon |last6=Klaver |first6=Caroline C. W. |last7=Logan |first7=Nicola S. |last8=Naidoo |first8=Kovin |last9=Resnikoff |first9=Serge |last10=Sankaridurg |first10=Padmaja |last11=Smith |first11=Earl L |last12=Troilo |first12=David |last13=Wildsoet |first13=Christine F. |date=2019 |title=IMI – Myopia Control Reports Overview and Introduction |journal=Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science |volume=60 |issue=3 |pages=19 |doi=10.1167/iovs.18-25980 |issn=0146-0404 |pmc=6735780 |pmid=30817825 }}</ref>