A Cohort Study to Evaluate the Evolution of the Optic Nerve Head Parameters and Inner Retinal Thickness During Childhood.

Purpose: To compare children's stereometric optic disc parameters and inner retinal thickness measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in two different moments in life in the same children and to establish a correlation between the optic nerve head (ONH) area and the difference of these parameters in the two observations.

Methods: In this observational cohort, children were evaluated on two occasions: at 6.7 ± 1.

Is the Sphere Value Measured by an Autorefractor Reliable in Children under Cycloplegia? Comparison with Streak Retinoscopy.

Purpose: To compare and repeatedly measure cycloplegic refraction in a cross-section of children using retinoscopy and automated refraction.

Methods: A total of 560 children (corresponding to 1120 eyes) ranging in age from 3 to 10 years participated in the study. Each child underwent a comprehensive eye examination, which included table mounted autorefractor evaluation (Kowa KW-2000) and streak retinoscopy, both after cycloplegia with 1% cyclopentolate hydrochloride.