PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence of anisometropia, anisoastigmatism, and anisometropic amblyopia in patients with neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) and to compare it with that in age- and sex-matched controls. METHODS Fifty patients with NF1 and 150 age- and sex-matched controls were examined in this study. Cycloplegic autorefraction was attempted on all patients <16 y...

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...

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have reported an increased risk of refractive errors in prematurely born infants, but only few have been long-term and strictly population based. METHODS A 3.5 year ophthalmological long term follow up of 248 preterm infants was performed. The infants had been included in a previous epidemiological study of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (birth weight < or = 1500...

OBJECTIVE To compare the ability of pediatric residents to differentiate an asymmetric from a symmetric red reflex in patients with anisometropia and microstrabismus using the Brückner reflex and the Medical Technology Innovations (MTI) photoscreener. METHODS A prospective, masked, case-control study was performed. Twelve pediatric residents evaluated 10 study patients and 6 control subjects ...