Abstract
Purpose: :
To access the efficacy of refractive correction in high myopes, high myopes with strabismus, and high myopes with nystagmus by examining visual acuity.
Methods: :
Retrospective study of 55 eyes (29 patients), 33 of which have high myopia, 18 of which have high myopia and strabismus, and 4 of which have high myopia and nystagmus. Patients were interviewed and visual acuity measurements taken after an appropriate length of time wearing refractive correction.
Results: :
29/33 (88%) of the highly myopic eyes experienced significant benefit from refractive correction, while only 8/16 (50%) of the highly myopic eyes with strabismus had significant benefit. None of the highly myopic eyes with nystagmus experienced any benefit.
Conclusions: :
Refractive correction is most efficacious to highly myopic eyes alone but does show some benefit to those high myopes with strabismus as well. Unfortunately, the n value for highly myopic eyes with nystagmus was not large enough to draw any specific conclusion. Further study is required in a larger population.
Keywords: myopia • strabismus • nystagmus