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[Relationship between high-order aberrations and age and between high-order aberrations and refraction errors].

Otávio Siqueira Bisneto¹, Edméa Rita Temporini, Carlos Eduardo Leite Arieta

¹Hospital de Olhos do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil. otaviobisneto@hotmail.com

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Optometry
Vision Science

Context:

Aberrometry is crucial for understanding visual quality.
High-order aberrations impact visual function.
Age and refractive error are potential influencing factors.

Purpose:

To investigate the correlation between high-order aberrations and refractive errors.
To examine the relationship between high-order aberrations and patient age.

Summary:

Retrospective analysis of 201 eyes using LadarWave aberrometry.
Hyperopic patients exhibited increased spherical and high-order RMS aberrations.
Individuals aged 45 and older showed significantly higher levels of all analyzed aberrations.

Impact:

Findings suggest hyperopia and advanced age are linked to increased high-order aberrations.
This research contributes to understanding age-related and refractive error-related visual changes.
Results may inform strategies for managing visual quality in diverse patient populations.