The Potential Connection Between Sleep and Myopia

Restoring the dopamine-melatonin axis could complement optical and pharmaceutical interventions.

By: Alex Ong, Doctor of Optometry, Richie Huang, BSc Optometry

Optometric Management February 9, 2026

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Alex Ong

Specialties: Optometry

Bio: Alex Ong is a Doctor of Optometry whose writing for Optometric Management focuses on optometric approaches to myopia management. His work discusses how sleep, circadian rhythms, evening screen exposure, outdoor light, and the dopamine-melatonin axis may complement optical and pharmaceutical interventions for myopia control.

Richie Huang

Specialties: Optometry

Bio: Richie Huang, BSc Optometry, is an optometry author who has written about the potential relationship between sleep, circadian signaling, and myopia management. His work discusses how restoring the dopamine-melatonin axis may complement optical and pharmaceutical interventions for myopia.

Doctor of Optometry

Specialties: Optometry

Bio: Doctor of Optometry is an author published in Optometric Management, where they co-authored an article on the relationship between sleep, circadian biology, and myopia. Their work discusses how the dopamine-melatonin axis may influence axial growth and how sleep hygiene, reduced evening screen exposure, and outdoor light exposure may complement optical and pharmaceutical myopia interventions.

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