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Quantitative retinal features were automatically extracted from fundus images using an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted platform. Children were classified into Group 0 and Group 1 according to an annual AL progression of 0.2\u2009mm. Univariable screening was followed by multivariable logistic regression adjusted for sex and baseline AL. Sensitivity analyses were adjusted for baseline SE or simultaneously for baseline AL and SE and included standardised effect estimates and Firth bias-reduced logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 556 children, 276 were classified as Group 0 and 280 as Group 1. After adjustment for sex and baseline AL, greater average venous curvature between 0.5 and 1.0 PD remained associated with lower odds of AL progression (OR per SD increase=0.79, 95%\u2009CI 0.66 to 0.95, p=0.012), whereas the association with the macula\u2013optic disc angle was attenuated (OR per SD increase=0.85, 95%\u2009CI 0.71 to 1.01, p=0.068). Venous curvature remained significant in sensitivity analyses adjusting for baseline SE or both baseline AL and SE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Selected quantitative fundus features, particularly peripapillary venous curvature, were associated with 1\u2009year AL progression in school-age children. 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