ANAHEIM, California — The autorefractors widely used to screen preschool children for amblyopia are not sensitive enough to detect high hyperopia, and identify only about half the children with the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . "Clear lensectomy for hyperopia is predictable and extremely safe. Results are acceptable for monofocal lenses ...

Hyperopic correction should be prescribed for children with hyperopia of 4.5 D or greater, even if no strabismus is detected, to reduce their risk of developing isoametropic amblyopia, a study ...

Purpose To determine the frequency of ≥2.50 diopter (D) hyperopia in infantile esotropia with onset up to the age of 6 months and by evaluating the treatment results of these cases retrospectively, to ...

In most children with hyperopia, the condition is mild and has little impact on vision. A small number of preschool children have high hyperopia (more than 6 diopters) that is corrected with ...