title: The evolution of refraction in the fixing and the amblyopic eye.
abstract: The authors describe refractive changes in 61 children with unilateral amblyopia who were followed-up for 10 years. In each case the change was towards myopia. The various factors affecting postnatal development of the eye are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005123:Eye / Q000503:physiopathology; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D012029:Refraction, Ocular