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- Title
Prediction of amblyopia and squint by means of refraction at age 1 year.
- Authors
Ingram, R M; Walker, C; Wilson, J M; Arnold, P E; Dally, S
- Abstract
In this series amblyopia, uncorrectable by spectacles and occlusion, was highly likely (48%) if a child had +3.50 or more dioptres of meridional hypermetropia at age 1 year. 45% of children with this refraction also had a squint. All those who remained with severely defective acuity in spite of treatment had either +3.50 or more dioptres of meridional hypermetropia or 4 or more dioptres of meridional myopia at age 1 year. These children were identifiable in the 3.7% of the population at age 1 year who showed high refractive errors. Squint as such was not so accurately predictable. Of those children with squint 71% had less than +3.50 dioptres of meridional hypermetropia at age 1 year--an incidence of 4.4% of the population. Apart from two 'congenital myopes' only 16% of these had residual amblyopia after treatment, and their last known acuity was never less than 6/12. Astigmatism in infancy or later is not significantly associated with squint or amblyopia.
- Publication
The British journal of ophthalmology, 1986, Vol 70, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
0007-1161
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/bjo.70.1.12