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9715436

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty-seven myopic children were given either 1-2 drops of 1% cyclopentolate or 1% tropicamide twice with 5 min intervals to evaluate the time course and maximal cycloplegic effect of both agents. The other fifteen subjects were given 1% tropicamide initially, then 1% cyclopentolate given after 30 min of maximal effect of tropicamide appeared to evaluate whether the effect of cyclopentolate was superior to tropicamide. Cycloplegic refraction was measured with an auto-refractometer (Topcon RK-3000) before drug delivery and every 15 min thereafter, for 90 min. The maximal cycloplegic effect of cyclopentolate was around 45 min, then it remained stable until 90 min after the last instillation. The effect of tropicamide was faster than that of cyclopentolate. It was around 30 min, then it stabilized until 75 min. The extra effect of cyclopentolate over tropicamide was minimal (only -0.1D). The power of cornea and astigmatism were not affected by either agent. However, a big variation in astigmatism was noted during the course, especially with cyclopentolate. This study suggests that 1% tropicamide should be a good agent for routine refractive status checking on myopic children.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1080-7683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
331-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The cycloplegic effects of cyclopentolate and tropicamide on myopic children.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study