Statistic Observation About Effect of Cycloplegic Refraction in Primary School Children.

Lee, Wan Ki; Sohn, Moo Shik

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1976;17(4):485-487.
Published online April 1, 1976.

Statistic Observation About Effect of Cycloplegic Refraction in Primary School Children.

Wan Ki Lee, Moo Shik Sohn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

학영아동에 (學齡兒童) 있어서 Cycloplegic Refraction 효과의 통계적 고찰

이요한 , 홍승호 ( Yo Han Lee , Seung Ho Hong )

Abstract

We studied the difference between manifest refraction and cycloplegic refraction in 80 myopic eyes between the ages of 5 and 13 years. The followings are its results. 1) The difference between manifest refraction and cycloplegic refraction is less than -0.50D. 2) In case of manifest refraction of less than -2.0D, especially in those under -1.0D we noticed that the effect of cycloplegic refraction was significant. 3) The effect of cycloplegic refraction is inversely proportional to age. 4) In cycloplegic refraction, we can't expect effects except the accurate eye examination.