Effect of spectacles on changes of spherical hypermetropia in infants who did, and did not, have strabismus

AIM To explore why emmetropisation fails in children who have strabismus. METHODS 289 hypermetropic infants were randomly allocated spectacles and followed. Changes in spherical hypermetropia were compared in those who had strabismus and those who did not. The effect of wearing glasses on these chan...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology 2000-03, Vol.84 (3), p.324-326
Main Authors: Ingram, R M, Gill, L E, Lambert, T W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Eyeglasses
Humans
Hyperopia - therapy
Infant
infants
Medical sciences
Oculomotor disorders
Ophthalmology
Regression analysis
Scientific Correspondence
spectacles
spherical hypermetropia
strabismus
Strabismus - therapy
Treatment Failure
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Summary:AIM To explore why emmetropisation fails in children who have strabismus. METHODS 289 hypermetropic infants were randomly allocated spectacles and followed. Changes in spherical hypermetropia were compared in those who had strabismus and those who did not. The effect of wearing glasses on these changes was assessed using t tests and regression analysis. RESULTS Mean spherical hypermetropia decreased in both eyes of “normal” children (p
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.84.3.324