April 15, 2003
Relationship between the axis and degree of high astigmatism and obliquity of palpebral fissure
J AAPOS, Feb, 2003
A cross-sectional study at a referral center of 53 children with astigmatism of more than +1.50 D in at least 1 eye was performed . A statistically significant correlation between the degree of total astigmatism and a larger abnormal slant (P = .0192) and between the axis and magnitude of corneal astigmatism and abnormal slant (P = .0092)was found. Higher degrees of eyelid slant (> 8° or < –4°) increased the risk of high cylinder magnitude (> 3.00 D) by an odds ratio of 4.17 (95% CI: 1.03, 19.95). Conclusions: Children with astigmatism with large degrees of slanting of their palpebral fissures are at higher risk for high astigmatism (> 3.00 D). The axis of the astigmatism is highly correlated with the slanting of the palpebral fissure.
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