Refractive changes in children with moderate to high astigmatism at a tertiary pediatric academic center.

ABSTRACT:

Significance

There is a lack of knowledge on myopic progression in patients with moderate to high astigmatism, which has been compounded by their exclusion from myopia control studies. This study found increased myopia that was linearly associated with age, emphasizing the importance of understanding myopia control treatments in this population.

Purpose

Moderate to high amounts of astigmatism cause visual blur and may affect myopic progression. However, there is little information as to the effect of cylinder on change in myopia, and the vast majority of myopia control studies have excluded children with significant astigmatism. The purpose of this study was to assess myopic and cylinder changes in children with moderate to high astigmatism.

Methods

Retrospective revi

SUBMITTER: Shaikh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12520038 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature