Pediatrics: Spectacles in Children Flashcards
true
TRUE or FALSE: In most cases, high AC/A resolves with age
10 D
Degree of myopia or hyperopia in the “ophthalmic neonatal period” (birth to 3 months) for which spectacle correction is mandatory to prevent ametropic amblyopia
true
TRUE or FALSE: Accommodative esotropia usually begins as an intermittent esotropia
true
TRUE or FALSE: Children with low hyperopia often accommodate more that children with high hyperopia
4.5 D
A small (8.6%) but significant percentage of children with bilateral hyperopia at this level will develop ametropic amblyopia
1 D
In nonesotropic children with hyperopia, the final prescription is typicallt reduced by this amount
astigmatism
which refractive error in children tends to be the least stable?
2 D
with or against the rule astigmatism should be treated in young children if it is greater than this
1 D
oblique astigmatism should be treated in young children if it is greater than this
hyperopia
which is more amblyogenic anisometropic hyperopia or anismetropic myopia?
1 D
A difference in hyperopia greater than this should be treated in young children
2 D
A difference in myopia greater than this should be treated in young children