Atropine or Cyclopentolate to Diagnose Premyopia in Preschool Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sufficient cycloplegia is essential for reliable refraction in preschool children. The choice of cycloplegic agent may affect refraction and diagnosis outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate the objective refraction outcomes after cycloplegia in preschool children given either atropine or cyclopentolate.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a post hoc analysis of the 2024 Preschool Children Refractive Development Pattern and Influencing Factors Study (PRDP-IFS), in which children were given atropine, and the 2013 to 2014 Elaborative Shanghai Childhood Ocular Refractive Development Study (E-SCORDS), in which children were given cyclopentolate. These were population-based studies. Eyes in each group were included via propensity score matching. Study data were a

SUBMITTER: Wu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12464850 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature