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Authors: Uretmen, Onder¹; Pamukçu, Kemal¹; Kose, Süheyla¹; Egrilmez, Sait¹

Source: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, Volume 81, Number 3, June 2003 , pp. 260-263(4)

Abstract:

. Purpose:

To determine the nature of hyperopia in children with accommodative refractive esotropia (ARE) by evaluating the relationships between corneal radius (CR), axial length (AL), age and equivalent spherical refraction (SEQ). Methods:

A total of 112 children with ARE were included in the study. The children underwent an overall ophthalmic examination including cycloplegic refraction, keratometry and ultrasonic AL measurement. Results:

Statistical analysis revealed a strong relationship between AL and SEQ (p < 0.001). A significant correlation was also found between AL and CR (p < 0.001). The relationship between AL and age was weak but statistically significant (p = 0.02). Multiple regression analysis, using SEQ as the dependent variable and CR, AL and age as independent variables, revealed that AL accounts for 43.5% of the variance, and the combination of CR and AL accounts for 60.9% of the variance. Conclusion:

Hyperopia is predominantly axial in nature in children with ARE. However, other refractive components are also involved in producing hyperopic refractive errors.

Keywords: accommodative esotropia; axial length; corneal radius; emmetropization; hyperopia

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2003.00062.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University School of Medicine, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

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Oculometric features of hyperopia in children with accommodative refractive esotropia