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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2022

Assessment of stereopsis in pediatric and adolescent spectacle-corrected refractive error - A cross-sectional study.

Vignesh Elamurugan, Pragathi Shankaralingappa, G Aarthy, Nirupama Kasturi, Ramesh K Babu

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Vignesh ElamuruganDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Pragathi ShankaralingappaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
G AarthyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Nirupama KasturiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Ramesh K BabuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess the level of stereopsis in school children with spectacle-corrected refractive errors using Titmus fly and Randot stereo tests, evaluate the factors associated with the level of stereopsis, and determine the level of agreement between the two tests.

methodsA cross-sectional study was done on 5- to 18-year-old school-children wearing spectacles for at least 1-month duration. Visual acuity was assessed using Snellen's visual acuity chart, and their spectacle correction being used currently was measured using an auto lensmeter. The level of stereopsis was assessed using Randot and Titmus fly stereo tests. Data were entered using Microsoft Excel and analyzed using IBM-SPSS version 20, Chicago, IL. The associations between stereopsis and type of refractive error, visual acuity, age, and gender were analyzed. An agreement between Randot and Titmus fly test was done using Kappa statistics.

resultsA total of 222 children (101 boys and 121 girls; mean age 13 years) were assessed. Astigmatism was the most prevalent refractive error (60.4%), followed by myopia (24.8%) and hypermetropia (1.4%). Thirty children (13.5%) had anisometropia. All hyperopes had normal stereopsis. Children with spherical myopia had better stereopsis, followed by astigmatism and anisometropia in the same order (P = 0.036). Children with anisometropia ≤1.5 D had better stereopsis than anisometropia more than 1.5 D. Stereopsis was also found to have no correlation with the age and visual acuity at the time of testing or the age at which the child first started wearing spectacles. Stereopsis values obtained from Randot and Titmus fly stereo tests showed moderate agreement with Kappa value 0.581.

conclusionAnisometropia and astigmatism are the most critical factors determining the level of stereopsis in refractive errors.

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AnisometropiaRefractive ErrorsAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesDepth PerceptionEyeglassesHumansRandot testrefractive errorsstereopsisTitmus fly test

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