purpose: to determine the accuracy of photorefraction and autorefraction as compared to cycloautorefraction and to detect the repeatability of photorefraction. methods: this diagnostic study included the right eyes of 86 children aged 7‑12 years. refractive status was measured using photorefraction (plusoptix so4, gmbh, nürnberg, germany) and autorefraction (topcon rm800, usa) with and without ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate risk factors for unilateral amblyopia and for bilateral amblyopia in the Vision in Preschoolers (VIP) study. DESIGN Multicenter, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS Three- to 5-year-old Head Start preschoolers from 5 clinical centers, overrepresenting children with vision disorders. METHODS All children underwent comprehensive eye examinations, including threshold vi...

purpose: to report a young patient with microphthalmos associated with bilateral papillomacular fold and severe hyperopia case report: in this observational case report, a sixteen-year-old young man was referred with high hyperopia to al-zahra eye hospital, zahedan university of medicalf sciences, zahedan, iran, for check up. spherical error in right eye (re) was +14.75 d and in the left eye (l...

the objective of the study has been made clearer in the Background. The methodology has been completed including the study of meta-analysis and the conclusion was improved and expanded. 2. Background section, line 3. Please provide a reference to the statement “....presence or absence of associated accommodative and binocular dysfunctions”. Reference [1] has been added, the first paragraph of w...

Biodemography has emerged and grown over the last fifteen years, with loyal and farsighted support from its patrons. As it enters what might be called its adolescence as a field, it faces challenges along with abounding opportunities. One challenge is to continue to generate knowledge that contributes to human health and well-being. A second is to insist on high standards of quality control wit...

The current issue of JOVR includes an article entitled “Is Noncycloplegic Photorefraction Applicable for Screening Refractive Amblyopia risk Factors?”.1 This is a well-constructed study comparing noncycloplegic photorefraction uti l izing the plusoptiX SO4 screener to cycloplegic autorefraction (or cycloplegic retinoscopy in those few children in whom cycloplegic autorefraction could not be per...

PURPOSE To determine the theoretical relationships between the changes in corneal paraxial power, asphericity, and the corresponding Zernike polynomial expansion after conventional and customized excimer laser correction of hyperopia. METHODS The initial corneal profile was modeled as a conic section of apical radius of curvature R1 and asphericity Q1. The theoretical value of the postoperati...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is a relationship between congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) and subsequent refractive error disorders in children. METHODS The medical records of children 5 years and younger diagnosed as having CNLDO between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2007, were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Three hundred five consecutive children were diagnose...

This systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the risk of development of concomitant strabismus due to refractive errors. Eligible studies published from 1946 to April 1, 2016 were identified from MEDLINE and EMBASE that evaluated any kinds of refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and anisometropia) as an independent factor for concomitant exotropia and concomitant esotrop...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) has been extensively evaluated for the correction of myopia. This study was undertaken to assess the safety, efficacy, and reliability of PRK in the correction of hyperopia. PATIENTS AND METHODS There were 28 eyes with refractions of +1 to +7.75 D treated for hyperopia with the Chiron Technolas 217-C excimer laser. Thorough visual ass...