| Clinical Manifestation of Patients with Accommodative Esotropia for 10 Years. |
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Duk Kyu Choi, Mi Young Choi |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea. mychoi@chungbuk.ac.kr |
| 굴절조절내사시의 임상양상에 대한 10년간의 경과 관찰 |
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최덕규⋅최미영 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University Medical Research Institute, Cheongju, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To analyze the clinical features of patients who successfully discontinued correction with hyperopic glasses for refractive accommodative esotropia during a 10 year follow-up. METHODS: The authors of the present study analyzed 29 patients followed-up for a minimum of 10 years after diagnosis of accommodative esotropia. The patients were divided into 2 groups: patients who successfully discontinued correction with hyperopic glasses (10 patients, Group A), and patients who required constant use of hyperopic glasses (19 patients, Group B). The age at first visit, refractive error, deviated angle without correction, stereopsis, and follow-up duration were compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS: The mean age at first visit for all patients was 3.03 +/- 1.46 years, and the follow-up duration was 11.3 +/- 1.51 years. Patients in Group A discontinued the use of hyperopic glasses after 10.26 +/- 2.08 years. There were no statistical differences in mean age at first visit, deviated angle without correction, stereopsis, follow-up duration, or the amount of change in hyperopia. The initial amount of hyperopia in Group A was 3.81 +/- 1.54 D, significantly lower than the 5.12 +/- 1.37 D in Group B. CONCLUSIONS: After a 10 year follow-up of accommodative esotropia, 34% of the patients discontinued the use of hyperopic glasses, and the hyperopic amount at initial visit was statistically lower than that of patients who required constant use of hyperopic glasses. |
| Key Words:
Accommodative esotropia;Hyperopic glasses;Refractive error |
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