Refractive errors

Refractive Errors & Refractive Surgery Preferred Practice Pattern®.

Management of refractive errors.

Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Vision Cooperative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand The Fred Hollows Foundation, Sydney, Australia International Agency for Prevention of Blindness, Western Pacific Region, Melbourne, Australia International Counc...

Refractive errors in preterm babies.

Fifty preterm neonates were followed up at the age of 6 months and 1 year. In addition to developmental assessment, a complete ophthalmological examination was done on both visits. The largest (62%) gestational age group was of 34-36 weeks. At 6 months, none of the infants had normal vision. At 1 year of age, 64% of the babies had normal vision while incidence of myopia and hypermetropia was 16...

Eye Development and Refractive Errors

ABC of eyes. Refractive errors.

Divergent rays of light Indistinct vision is most commonly caused by errors of refraction. Doctors do not often have to deal with this problem because patients are usually prescribed glasses by an optometrist. It is extremely important, however, to ask the question: "Is this patient's poor vision caused by a refractive error?" The use ofa simple "pinhole" made in a piece ofcard will help to det...