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The normal control (NC) group received no treatment, while the experimental groups wore \u22126.0D lenses on the right eye to establish an animal model of lens-induced myopia (LIM). These groups were further divided based on different treatments: normal feeding, DHA treatment, BE treatment, and combined DHA\u202f+\u202fBE treatment. Refractive error and axial length for both eyes were measured before modeling, after 4\u202fweeks of modeling, and after 8\u202fweeks of treatment. Fundus examination was performed, and choroidal thickness, choroidal vascularity index (CVI), maximal mixed response in dark adaptation (Max-ERG), and cone cell response in light adaptation (Cone-ERG) were measured. After 8\u202fweeks of treatment, we observed a significant reduction in refractive error and shortening of axial length, improvement in fundus condition, and increased choroidal thickness and CVI in the LIM\u202f+\u202fDHA\u202f+\u202fBE group. 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