Open AccessPrescription of near addition and its relation to accommodative reserve in presbyopia - The dichotomy between theory and practice
Author(s) -
Susmi Deepu,
Evon Selina Kujur,
Saban Horo,
Nancy Priyanka,
Satheesh Solomon T Selvi̇n,
Thomas Kuri̇akose
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_3160_20
Subject(s) - medicine , presbyopia , accommodation , ophthalmology , medical prescription , demography , clinical practice , pediatrics , optometry , physical therapy , optics , physics , sociology , pharmacology
To study the relationship between the amplitude of accommodation (AA) measured by the Royal Air Force (RAF) rule and near addition (NA) prescribed in presbyopic patients to assess how far practice is different from theoretical recommendations.