Open AccessRefractive growth variability in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study
Author(s) -
Scott K. McClatchey,
Thaddeus S. McClatchey,
George Cotsonis,
Azhar Nizam,
Scott R. Lambert
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cataract and refractive surgery/journal of cataract and refractive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.678
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1873-4502
pISSN - 0886-3350
DOI - 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000482
Subject(s) - aphakia , keratometer , medicine , dioptre , ophthalmology , cataract surgery , retinoscopy , pseudophakia , refractive error , optometry , intraocular lens , eye disease , cornea , visual acuity
Prediction of refraction after cataract surgery in children is limited by the variance in rate of refractive growth (RRG3). This study compared RRG3 in aphakic and pseudophakic eyes with their fellow, normal eyes in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.