Pilot RCT 2026

Efficacy of repeated red-light laser therapy for myopia control in Australian children: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Gabriella Bulloch; Ziyi Qi; Yuri Yin-Moe Aung; Zeinab Fakih; Diba Rezazadeh; Dzung Tran; Zhuoting Zhu; Nelofar Deen

Clinical & experimental optometry

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The Australian pilot RCT showed less axis gain in the RLRL group; extends data beyond Chinese populations.

34 children, three withdrawals in the RLRL group, including one due to headache. It does not confirm equal effectiveness in all populations.

CLAIM-RLRL-AUSTRALIA

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Source of the claim
Population
Children 8–13 years old, multi-ethnic Australian sample
N
34
Geography
Australia
Observation (months)
12
Comparator
Single vision glasses
Result
The Australian pilot RCT showed less axis gain in the RLRL group; extends data beyond Chinese populations.
Safety
No serious events were observed; small sample and one year of follow-up.
Device/structure
Not applicable / not determined within the verified range
Publisher of the publication
Informa UK Limited
Financing
Eyerising International. The authors declare that the funder did not participate in the study design, data collection, analysis and interpretation, or writing of the manuscript.
Conflicts of interest
Dr. Zhu's declaration: patent CN110237432A. The authors declared no other conflicts. Yuri Yin-Moe Aung and Zhuoting Zhu are affiliated with Eyerising International.
DOI
10.1080/08164622.2026.2648328
PMID
41951208
What was checked
Bibliographic metadata and abstract in Europe PMC / PubMed Full text: Funding and Disclosure statement sections; affiliations in PubMed.
Date of verification
2026-09-11

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