MYOPIA AND PSEUDO-MYOPIA

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Abstract
Pseudo-myopia, or spasm of accommodation, is more common than previously supposed. It occurs in adults as well as in children and in emmetropes and hypermetrops as well as in myopes. After describing a number of cases, it is suggested that all children under 16 yrs. should be refracted under atropine administered for several days to get full relaxation of accommodation. Vision may be variable in pseudo-myopia. In cases where symptoms suggest need for orthoptic training, the presence of myopia is not necessarily a contra-indication.

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