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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2025

Autorefraction versus subjective refraction in high astigmatism.

Haleh Kangari, Hassan Hashemi, Saeed Rahmani, Elnaz Ahmadian, Abbasali Yekta, Mehdi Khabazkhoob

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Haleh KangariDepartment of Optometry, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717443, Iran.
Hassan HashemiNoor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran 1983963113, Iran.
Saeed RahmaniDepartment of Optometry, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1985717443, Iran.
Elnaz AhmadianNoor Research Center for Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran 1983963113, Iran.
Abbasali YektaRefractive Errors Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9177948964, Iran.
Mehdi KhabazkhoobDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1968653111, Iran.

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aimTo compare the subjective refraction data with auto-refraction findings in high astigmatisms.

methodsIn a cross-sectional study, sampling was done from in different geographic regions in Iran using a multistage random cluster sampling method. All study participants underwent cycloplegic auto-refraction and subjective refraction using the red-green test.

resultsIn this study, 277 eyes of 158 students aged 8 to 15y were analyzed. According to the results, the mean difference between subjective refraction and autorefraction in measuring sphere, cylinder, spherical equivalent, J0, and J45 was -0.18±0.76, -0.36±0.40, -0.36±0.79, 0.15±0.20, and 0.05±0.21 respectively. The correlation of these two refraction methods in measuring the aforementioned indices was 0.963, 0.898, 0.960, 0.931, and 0.948 respectively. The 95% limits of agreement of the two methods in measuring the above indices were -1.66 to 1.31, -1.14 to 0.42, -1.91 to 1.19, -0.24 to 0.54, and -0.36 to 0.47 respectively. The agreement between the two methods decreased with increasing cylinder power, and the best agreement was found in myopic individuals.

conclusionThe measurements obtained by autorefractometer have a significantly higher cylinder average compared to subjective refraction. However, in the cylinder range of 4-5 diopters, the values of J0 and J45 do not have a high correlation.

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astigmatismautorefractionsubjective refraction

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PMCPMC11865664

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