PURPOSE To describe the patterns of spectacle use in a population-based sample of Australian Year 1 school children (mostly aged 6 years). METHODS Logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) visual acuity was measured in both eyes before and after pinhole correction, and using spectacles if worn. Cycloplegic autorefraction (cyclopentolate) and detailed dilated fundus examination wer...

BACKGROUND Nineteen clinically normal snakes: six ball pythons (Python regius), six Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus), one Children's python (Antaresia childreni), four Amazon tree boas (Corallus hortulanus), and two Malagasy ground boas (Acrantophis madagascariensis) were subjected to ultrasound imaging with 21 MHz (ball python) and 50 MHz (ball python, Burmese python, Children's python, Ama...

Majority of the advances in spectacle lens continue to occur in the area of progressive lens design by most of the spectacle lens manufacturers. Since the introduction of progressive addition lenses (PALs) in 1959 by Essilor, it has gained worldwide acceptance for the treatment of presbyopia. While progressive lens design, manufacturing and dispensing techniques have grown at a good pace in the...

OBJECTIVE To study spectacle wear among rural Chinese children. METHODS Visual acuity, refraction, spectacle wear, and visual function were measured. RESULTS Among 1892 subjects (84.7% of the sample), the mean (SD) age was 14.7 (0.8) years. Among 948 children (50.1%) potentially benefiting from spectacle wear, 368 (38.8%) did not own them. Among 580 children owning spectacles, 17.9% did not...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of decreased visual acuity, strabismus, and spectacle wear in children aged 5 to 13 years. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in primary education schools. A total of 1938 participants, including 940 females (48.5%) and 998 males (51.5%) with a mean age 8.96 ± 2.31 (5-13 years old), were screened. The comparisons were perfo...

OBJECTIVE To examine factors influencing adherence to spectacle wear and perceived value within a prospective 1-month trial of ready-made and custom spectacles in school-aged children with uncorrected refractive error in urban China. METHODS A total of 428 students aged 12 to 15 years with at least 1 diopter of uncorrected refractive error were given free spectacles and evaluated 1 month late...

Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate routine for cleaning and maintaining eyewear among regular spectacle wearers.Methods: observation questionnaire-based conducted 170 students who has visited our university ophthalmology OPD. selected participants were asked response a pretested, pre validated questionnaire related via goggle form over period 6 months. written consent taken ...