Static retinoscopy results with and without a fogging lens over the non-tested eye.
This study addressed the question: "Should both eyes be fogged during static retinoscopy?" Static retinoscopy measures were taken on young patients. (N = 50; mean age = 9 years, 4 months). Outcomes revealed no differences except with hyperopic patients, where the lack of a fogging lens over the partner eye resulted in a significant underestimate (p less than .001) of the refractive status. This argues against the use of a lens bar for retinoscopy especially in vision screening programs involving young children.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000473:pathology; D009216:Myopia / Q000473:pathology; D009907:Optometry / Q000379:methods; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*