Early correction of hyperopia and astigmatism in children leads to better development of visual acuity

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
D Friedburg, K P Klöppel

Abstract

From the investigations of Wiesel and Hubel an influence of early spectacle correction of refractive errors on visual development is to be expected. Nevertheless the benefit of early spectacle correction in young children is being discussed controversially. In a retrospective study the records of 103 strabismic children were analyzed. Myopic children and those with hypermetropia less than 2.0 diopters without astigmatism were excluded from this study. Visual acuity of the dominant eye only was compared between the following subgroups: early spectacle correction (A) not later than at the age of 30 months; "early" spectacle correction (B) between 30 months and 4 years; late spectacle correction (S) after the age of 8 years. In further subgroups we analyzed hypermetropia of more than 3.0 diopters and the combination of hypermetropia and astigmatism of 1.0 diopter or more. Visual acuity was determined using commercially available target projectors 2 times with an interval of at least 3 months. For analysis, the mean of these two examinations was calculated. In all children visual acuity after the age of 8 years was analyzed, the children of group S wore their glasses at least 6 months before the first determination of visual acuity...Continue Reading

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