Journal of Ophthalmology

Research Article

Peripheral Refraction in Myopic Children with and without Atropine Usage

Table 2

Absolute peripheral refractive error and peripheral cylinder with atropine and without atropine groups.
   EmmetropesLow myopesModerate myopes
AtropineNonatropineAtropineNonatropineAtropineNonatropine
MJ180J45MJ180J45MJ180J45MJ180J45MJ180J45MJ180J45
Absolute peripheral refraction at distanceTemporal retinal eccentricity30°−1.36−0.49−0.110.110.020.28−1.65−0.180.08−0.98−0.23−0.09−3.470.07−0.57−2.920.190.57
20°−1.15−0.300.17−0.83−0.09−0.11−1.830.090.01−1.920.08−0.16−3.96−0.08−0.17−3.68−0.070.08
10°−0.640.04−0.03−0.27−0.020.04−1.700.030.02−1.78−0.05−0.01−4.050.01−0.00−3.730.080.08
Central0°−0.070.070.09−0.050.010.00−1.520.010.03−1.610.02−0.05−4.150.00−0.08−3.76−0.040.05
Nasal retinal eccentricity10°−0.14−0.020.00−0.14−0.04−0.04−1.66−0.01−0.01−1.63−0.010.05−4.31−0.040.12−3.700.040.09
20°−0.410.090.02−0.22−0.060.03−1.47−0.010.05−1.420.040.13−4.05−0.020.03−2.88−0.120.09
30°−0.14−0.19−0.180.010.07−0.06−1.18−0.07−0.03−0.87−0.070.04−3.53−0.05−0.10−1.900.110.20
A, atropine group; N-A, nonatropine group. M = spherical equivalent, J180 = J180 astigmatism; J45 = J45 astigmatism.