Intraocular pressure monitoring by rebound tonometry in children with myopia

Topical atropine treatment is generally accepted to retard the progression of myopia, but it is associated with side effects such as photophobia and elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP). IOP measurements in children are challenging. The traditional applanation tonometry by direct contact with the...

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Published in:Taiwan journal of ophthalmology 2017-07, Vol.7 (3), p.149-154
Main Authors: Weng, Jenchieh, Tsai, I-Lun, Kuo, Li-Lin, Tsai, Ching-Yao, Woung, Lin-Chung, Hsiao, Ya-Chuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atropine
Children
intraocular pressure in children
Myopia
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rebound tonometry
Vision disorders in children
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Summary:Topical atropine treatment is generally accepted to retard the progression of myopia, but it is associated with side effects such as photophobia and elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP). IOP measurements in children are challenging. The traditional applanation tonometry by direct contact with the cornea will require patient's cooperation. The rebound tonometer, using a dynamic electromechanical method for measuring IOP, shows good correlation with traditional tonometry. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the IOP of myopic children under atropine treatment using rebound tonometer and to compare the characteristics between rebound tonometry and applanation tonometry. This study is a prospective study measuring IOP by rebound tonometer in myopic children under regular low-dose atropine treatment. We recruited children with refraction error showing myopia over -0.5 D with 0.15%, 0.3%, or 0.5% atropine eye drops use every night or every other night for myopia control. Children with treatment duration of atropine
ISSN:2211-5056
2211-5072
DOI:10.4103/tjo.tjo_45_17