Hyperopia in schoolchildren: Investigating the impact on vision and determining appropriate methods for screening.

Shelley Hopkins Scott A Read Rebecca A Cox Bright A Oduro Niall C Strang Joanne M Wood

Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2023)

Significant differences in visual function existed between schoolchildren with clinically significant hyperopia and emmetropia/low hyperopia. Combining measures of DVA and NVA and the difference in DVA through a plus lens demonstrated good discriminative ability for detecting clinically significant hyperopia in this population.

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