Study on the relationship between astigmatic eye and myopization
Ji Hongyun, Wang Fangrun, Li Jun,et al.Department of Ophthalmology, Jinshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200540 Abstract Objective:To investigate the relationship between astigmatism and emmetropization as well as the the development of myopia in the period of growth.Methods: The groups of 4 to 7 year old hyperopic children,10 to 16 year old myopic teenagers and 3 to 12 year old children with mixed astigmatism were examined with keratometry and retinoscopy,part of which were followed up for more than 3 years.Monocular corneal astigmatism was induced in 41 newly hatched chicks with peripheral corneal incision and compression suture.Refractive status and ocular dimensions were measured .The treated eyes of chicks were enucleated and examined histopathologically.Results: The prevalence of astigmatism is 71.4%. In 4 to 7 year old group, the mean decrease of hyperopic refractive value was +0.94±0.86D in hyperopic astigmatic eyes, while +0.58±0.48D in simple hyperopic ones with significant difference(t=2.57,P<0.01) between these two groups. In 10 to 16 year old group, the mean increase of myopic refractive value was -1.21±0.63D in myopic astigmatic eyes, while -0.63±0.29D in simple myopic ones with significant difference (t=5.85,P<0.001)between these two groups.The majority of mixed astigmatic eyes changed into myopic astigmatism after 3 years. Chicken eyes treated with corneal astigmatism showed more myopic refractive error,longer axial length and larger ocular volume than untreated eyes without significant pathological changes except for slight corneal scar.Conclusion:Astigmatism can accelerate emmetropization and induce myopization in both human and animal during the period of growth. Key words Astigmatism Emmetropization Myopization Experiment,animal Refraction,eye
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