J Clin Ophthalmol Eye Disord | Volume 8, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access
Amalia Tri Utami* and Aasiyah Muzaahim
Maryam and Isa Clinic, Indonesia
*Correspondance to: Amalia Tri Utami
Fulltext PDFBackground: Myopia is the number 2 most common disease in our outpatient cases. Using eye lenses and glasses is still unpleasant for some patients with a high minus. The choice of eye surgery is a solution, but it will be a severe problem for poor people in developing countries. Alternative treatments using honey and bilberry extract, apart from being halal, are also relatively cheaper. Aim: To prove the effectiveness of honey and bilberry extract in curing myopia in Indonesian. Case Report: A 12-year-old girl with chief complaint of declining vision while looking far away. After doing examination, we got 0.75 minus on both eyes. We gave recipe for eyeglasses and honey with bilberry extract mixture 3 sponges every morning and night. Conclusion: Honey and bilberry extract have been proven to sharpen vision. Large-scale studies are needed to strengthen our clinical evidence.
Honey; Bilberry; Myopia; Indonesian; Developing country
Amalia Tri Utami, Aasiyah Muzaahim. Honey and Bilberry Fruit Extract to Reduce Myopia: A Case Study in Indonesia. J Clin Ophthalmol Eye Disord. 2024; 8(1): 1051..