the my_europia project brings together a major part of the European expertise in myopia research. my-europia gives the possibility to young researchers to be trained in myopia research bringing together three major approaches to arrest myopia development (1) changing spectacle lens design (2) identifying gene loci that are linked to myopia development (3) investigating the biochemical signalling cascade from the retina to the sclera that controls axial eye growth and testing its pharmacological intervention