Changes in refraction in anisomyopic patients.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the evolution of refraction and visual function in patients with myopic anisometropia.


METHODS
A retrospective study on a selected population.


METHODS
Forty-six anisomyopic patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination (cycloplegic refraction, visual acuity, ocular movement and fundus examination).


RESULTS
The results show two different patterns of changes in refraction between the two eyes; in the same patient, the less myopic eye tends to get more myopic, while the more ametropic eye shows a more stable refraction. Furthermore, a recovery of binocular vision and amblyopia can be obtained by occlusion and full-time refractive correction.


CONCLUSIONS
The evolution of refraction seems to be different in eyes with anisometropia and it is still to be understood whether it is fixation or reduced fixation that leads to a myopic shift.
Caputo
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Department of Ophthalmology, A. Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy.
Frosini
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Campa
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Frosini
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D015858:Anisometropia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009184:Mydriatics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011680:Pupil / Q000187:drug effects; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
D009184:Mydriatics