| The Difference Comparison according to Child Refractive Method and Effect of Life Style on Myopia. |
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Young Ho Choi, Yun Young Choi |
1Department of Ophthalmology, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
2Korea Hyundae Eye Clinic, Daegu, Korea. eye9407@yahoo.co.kr |
| 소아 굴절검사방법에 따른 차이 비교 및 생활양식이 근시에 미치는 영향 |
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최영호1,최윤영2 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Daegu Fatima Hospital1, Daegu, Korea Hyundae Eye Clinic2, Daegu, Korea |
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Correspondence:
Young-Ho Choi, M.D.1 |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
We examined the several refractive errors and measured the axial length of child patients who visited Fatima Hospital and then assessed the distribution of refractive error and axial length. We also compared the patients' life-styles with refractive error and axial length. METHODS: We examined automated refraction, manifest refraction, 1% Cyclogyl refraction, 1% atropine refraction and axial length with an A-scan in patients between 5 and 15 years old. We asked their parents to provide information about the life-style of the patients using a questionnaire. RESULTS: The difference between manifest refraction and 1% Cyclogyl refraction was significant in patients under 9 years of age, but not significant in patients over 10 years of age. We found that the greater degree of myopia the patient had, the longer the total length and vitreous length. Patients who played outdoors for less than 2 hours per day, read more than 2 books per week and had 1 or more parent with myopia, had greater degrees of myopia. CONCLUSIONS: We found that 1% Cyclogyl refraction with manifest refraction is necessary for refraction examination in children, and the degree of myopia is closely related with an indoor life-style, the amount of reading books and the parents myopia. |
| Key Words:
Child myopia;1% Cyclogyl refraction;Life style |
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