Paediatric Spectacle Prescription
The prescription of spectacles in children depends on the individual need of the child and other associated factors like strabismus and amblyopia. Several guidelines have been published to help ophthalmologists when prescribing optical correction in infants and children, including the publication by...
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| description | The prescription of spectacles in children depends on the individual need of the child and other associated factors like strabismus and amblyopia. Several guidelines have been published to help ophthalmologists when prescribing optical correction in infants and children, including the publication by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The purpose of this paper is to reassess and review the guidelines to assist the clinician in deciding when to prescribe spectacles in children, and the amount of refractive error which should be corrected, with a view to fulfilling the particular clinical requirements of each child. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-367e39b6cbf847c9975792fd0b747f7c2025-08-20T03:11:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842017-04-0128291110.7869/djo.303Paediatric Spectacle PrescriptionWangchuk DomaAbhishek DagarThe prescription of spectacles in children depends on the individual need of the child and other associated factors like strabismus and amblyopia. Several guidelines have been published to help ophthalmologists when prescribing optical correction in infants and children, including the publication by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The purpose of this paper is to reassess and review the guidelines to assist the clinician in deciding when to prescribe spectacles in children, and the amount of refractive error which should be corrected, with a view to fulfilling the particular clinical requirements of each child.https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.303childrenspectaclesemmetropizationhyperopiamyopia |
| spellingShingle | Wangchuk Doma Abhishek Dagar Paediatric Spectacle Prescription Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology children spectacles emmetropization hyperopia myopia |
| title | Paediatric Spectacle Prescription |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Paediatric Spectacle Prescription |
| title_short | Paediatric Spectacle Prescription |
| title_sort | paediatric spectacle prescription |
| topic | children spectacles emmetropization hyperopia myopia |
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