Cycloplegic refraction is the gold standard for epidemiological studies

IG Morgan, R Iribarren, A Fotouhi… - Acta …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many studies on children have shown that lack of cycloplegia is associated with slight
overestimation of myopia and marked errors in estimates of the prevalence of emmetropia …

Correlation between refractive errors and ocular biometric parameters in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Zhang, J Mu, J Wei, H Geng, C Liu, W Yi, Y Sun… - BMC …, 2023 - Springer
Background Refractive errors are one of the most common ocular conditions among children
and adolescents, with myopia showing an increasing prevalence and early onset in this …

Low serum vitamin D is associated with axial length and risk of myopia in young children

JWL Tideman, JR Polling, T Voortman… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between serum 25 (OH) D levels and
axial length (AL) and myopia in 6-year-old children. A total of 2666 children aged 6 years …

The control effect of orthokeratology on axial length elongation in Chinese children with myopia

MJ Zhu, HY Feng, XG He, HD Zou, JF Zhu - BMC ophthalmology, 2014 - Springer
Background To retrospectively compare axial elongation in children with different degrees of
myopia wearing spectacles and undergoing ortho-k treatment. Methods The medical records …

The relationship between progression in axial length/corneal radius of curvature ratio and spherical equivalent refractive error in myopia

M Jong, P Sankaridurg, TJ Naduvilath… - Optometry and Vision …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of AL/CR with
magnitude and progression of myopia. METHODS Retrospective analysis was conducted …

When do myopia genes have their effect? Comparison of genetic risks between children and adults

JWL Tideman, Q Fan, JR Polling, X Guo… - Genetic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have identified many genetic loci for refractive error and myopia. We aimed
to investigate the effect of these loci on ocular biometry as a function of age in children …

[HTML][HTML] Axial length/corneal radius of curvature ratio and myopia in 3-year-old children

VHX Foo, PK Verkicharla, MK Ikram… - … vision science & …, 2016 - jov.arvojournals.org
Purpose: This study investigated the association of axial length (AL) to corneal radius of
curvature (CRC) ratio with spherical equivalent (SE) in a 3-year old Asian cohort. Methods …

Feasibility and repeatability of ocular biometry measured with Lenstar LS 900 in a large group of children and adolescents

FG Rauscher, A Hiemisch, W Kiess… - Ophthalmic and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the feasibility and repeatability of Lenstar LS 900 biometry
measurements in a paediatric population. Methods Children were examined as part of the …

Growth in foetal life, infancy, and early childhood and the association with ocular biometry

JWL Tideman, JR Polling, VWV Jaddoe… - Ophthalmic and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Ocular biometry varies within groups of emmetropic, hyperopic or myopic children.
The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of foetal and infant growth on ocular biometry …

Refraction and ocular biometric parameters in 3-to 6-year-old preschool children: a large-scale population-based study in Chengdu, China

J Mu, Z Zhang, X Wu, S Chen, H Geng, J Duan - BMC ophthalmology, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To understand the ocular biometric parameters characteristics and refractive errors
in 3-to 6-year-old preschool children in Chengdu, China, and to investigate the prevalence …