D S P Fan1, S K Rao, E Y Y Cheung, M Islam, S Chew, D S C Lam. 1. Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 3/F, University Eye Center, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 147K Argyle Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong. dennislam@cuhk.edu.hk
Abstract
AIM: To study the prevalence, type, and progression of astigmatism in Chinese preschool children, and its effect on refractive development. METHODS: A cross sectional study of preschool children was carried out in two randomly selected kindergartens. A cohort study was performed on a subset of children, five years after initial examination. Refractive error (measured by cycloplegic autorefraction) and axial ocular dimensions (measured by ultrasonography) were the main study outcomes. RESULTS: 522 children participated in the study; the mean age was 55.7 months (SD 10.9; range 27 to 77). Mean cylinder reading was -0.65 D (SD 0.58; range 0.00 to -4.75), and with the rule astigmatism was predominant (53%). In the 108 children studied longitudinally, the mean cylinder reading reduced from -0.62 D to -0.50 D (p = 0.019). The presence of astigmatism in initial examination predisposed the eyes towards greater myopisation (p<0.001). In addition, children with increased astigmatism had greater myopic progression (p<0.001) and axial length growth (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: This study reports a high prevalence of astigmatism in Chinese preschool children. The presence of astigmatism, and particularly with increasing astigmatism, appears to predispose the children to progressive myopia. Further studies are warranted.
AIM: To study the prevalence, type, and progression of astigmatism in Chinese preschool children, and its effect on refractive development. METHODS: A cross sectional study of preschool children was carried out in two randomly selected kindergartens. A cohort study was performed on a subset of children, five years after initial examination. Refractive error (measured by cycloplegic autorefraction) and axial ocular dimensions (measured by ultrasonography) were the main study outcomes. RESULTS: 522 children participated in the study; the mean age was 55.7 months (SD 10.9; range 27 to 77). Mean cylinder reading was -0.65 D (SD 0.58; range 0.00 to -4.75), and with the rule astigmatism was predominant (53%). In the 108 children studied longitudinally, the mean cylinder reading reduced from -0.62 D to -0.50 D (p = 0.019). The presence of astigmatism in initial examination predisposed the eyes towards greater myopisation (p<0.001). In addition, children with increased astigmatism had greater myopic progression (p<0.001) and axial length growth (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: This study reports a high prevalence of astigmatism in Chinese preschool children. The presence of astigmatism, and particularly with increasing astigmatism, appears to predispose the children to progressive myopia. Further studies are warranted.
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