What is the appropriate age cut-off for cycloplegia in refraction?

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Sanfilippo, Paul G ^a   Chu, Byoung Sun ^b   Bigault, Olivia ^a   Kearns, Lisa S ^a   Boon, Mei Ying ^c   Young, Terri L ^d   Hammond, Christopher J ^e   Hewitt, Alex W ^a,f   Mackey, David A ^f,g  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

accommodation; autorefraction; cycloplegia; generalized estimating equations; spherical equivalent

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPENTOLATE; TROPICAMIDE; DRUG COMBINATION; MYDRIATIC AGENT;

ACCOMMODATION; ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE CUT OFF; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOREFRACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOPLEGIC REFRACTION; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYOPIA; NON CYCLOPLEGIC REFRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYDRIATICS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TROPICAMIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906243942     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aos.12388     Document Type: Article

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