Accuracy of noncycloplegic autorefraction in school-age children in China
Accuracy of noncycloplegic autorefraction in school-age children in China
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DOI:
10.1097/00006324-200401000-00010
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发表时间:
2004-01-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Ellwein, LB
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作者:
Zhao, JL;Mao, J;Ellwein, LB
Purpose. To evaluate the accuracy of noncycloplegic autorefraction in a representative sample of school-age children in China. Methods. Refractive error was measured with an autorefractor, both before and after cycloplegia induced with cyclopentolate, in a population-based sample of 4973 children between the ages of 7 and 18 years. Spherical equivalent refractive error and astigmatism as represented by Jackson crossed-cylinders (J(0) and J(45)) were the main outcome measures. Results. Noncycloplegic measurements of equivalent spheres were consistently more negative or less positive than those after cycloplegia, with mean +/- SD differences of -1.23 +/- 0.97 D. The differences were particularly large for hyperopic eyes (mean difference of -2.98 +/- 1.65 D for hyperopia of at least +2.00 D) while becoming progressively smaller for emmetropic eyes, and smaller yet for myopic eyes (mean difference of -0.41 +/- 0.46 D for myopia of -2.00 D or more). Increasing age was associated with increased, but clinically insignificant, differences. Little difference was found between noncycloplegic and cycloplegic measurements of astigmatism: mean J(0) and J(45) differences were -0.08 +/- 0.13 D and -0.01 +/- 0.09 D, respectively. Conclusions. Noncycloplegic autorefraction was found to be highly inaccurate in school-age children and, thus, not suitable for studies of refractive error or for prescription of glasses in this population.