title: Use of photoretinoscopy as a screening technique in the assessment of anisometropia and significant refractive error in infants/toddlers/children and special populations.
abstract: The presence of significant refractive error and/or anisometropia can produce an irreversible decrease in visual function if not detected and treated at an early age. The general consensus is that the earlier a problem is detected, the easier the process of remediation. The authors have examined photoretinoscopy as a means of screening infant/toddlers and/or nonverbal persons for refractive anomalies. Fifty adults and fifty infants/toddlers/children were photographed and the estimated refractive error from review of the pictures was compared to the refractive error obtained from retinoscopy. The results indicate that photoretinoscopy is an effective screening procedure for the detection of significant refractive error and is extremely sensitive to anisometropia.
authors: College of Optometry, State University of New York, New York.
authors: R H
authors: RH
authors: Duckman
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*