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[Refraction by atrophine cycloplegia]. 1991

W Hunold, and G Auffarth

Marienhospital Aachen, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule, BRD.

A new method for refractive measurements with atropine cycloplegia was tested in 90 children with squint. Measurements were taken by an autorefractor (Canon R 10) 90 min after application of 2 atropine eye drops and after 3 days of receiving 1 atropine eye drop 3 times daily, i.e. 9 drops per eye. Results were also compared to conventional "objective" refractometry by means of a hand refractometer (Rodenstock PR 50). According to this method, the total refraction, spherical and cylindric power and the cylinder axis are in agreement with refractive data in 80-90% of the children after 3-day atropinization. The additional cycloplegic effect of atropine given for 3 days is only 0.5 dptr compared to the application of 2 drops on the first day. So for practical purposes the refractive data evaluated after 90-min atropinization can be used as a basis for the prescription of glasses.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011680	Pupil	The aperture in the iris through which light passes.	Pupils
D012029	Refraction, Ocular	Refraction of LIGHT effected by the media of the EYE.	Ocular Refraction,Ocular Refractions,Refractions, Ocular
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001285	Atropine	An alkaloid, originally from Atropa belladonna, but found in other plants, mainly SOLANACEAE. Hyoscyamine is the 3(S)-endo isomer of atropine.	AtroPen,Atropin Augenöl,Atropine Sulfate,Atropine Sulfate Anhydrous,Atropinol,Anhydrous, Atropine Sulfate,Augenöl, Atropin,Sulfate Anhydrous, Atropine,Sulfate, Atropine
D013285	Strabismus	Misalignment of the visual axes of the eyes. In comitant strabismus the degree of ocular misalignment does not vary with the direction of gaze. In noncomitant strabismus the degree of misalignment varies depending on direction of gaze or which eye is fixating on the target. (Miller, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p641)	Concomitant Strabismus,Dissociated Horizontal Deviation,Dissociated Vertical Deviation,Heterophoria,Heterotropias,Hypertropia,Non-Concomitant Strabismus,Nonconcomitant Strabismus,Phorias,Squint,Strabismus, Comitant,Strabismus, Noncomitant,Convergent Comitant Strabismus,Mechanical Strabismus,Comitant Strabismus,Comitant Strabismus, Convergent,Deviation, Dissociated Horizontal,Dissociated Horizontal Deviations,Dissociated Vertical Deviations,Heterophorias,Heterotropia,Horizontal Deviation, Dissociated,Hypertropias,Non Concomitant Strabismus,Noncomitant Strabismus,Phoria,Strabismus, Concomitant,Strabismus, Convergent Comitant,Strabismus, Mechanical,Strabismus, Non-Concomitant,Strabismus, Nonconcomitant
D014787	Vision Tests	A series of tests used to assess various functions of the eyes.	Test, Vision,Tests, Vision,Vision Test