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  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatric Optometry
  • Visual Science

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  • Accommodation accuracy and stability are crucial for clear vision, particularly in children.
  • Uncorrected refractive errors, such as astigmatism, can significantly impact visual function.
  • Understanding accommodative responses in children is essential for diagnosing and managing visual impairments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the precision and consistency of the eye's focusing ability (accommodation) in children with uncorrected astigmatism during various visual tasks.
  • To identify factors influencing accommodative accuracy and variability in this population.

Main Methods:

  • The study involved second- to seventh-grade children with significant astigmatism.
  • Measurements of refractive error (noncycloplegic spherical equivalent) were taken while children performed reading tasks (high visual demand) and watched videos (low visual demand) at near and distance.
  • Statistical analysis (ANOVA) was used to assess the effects of astigmatism, task type, and accommodative demand on accommodation accuracy and variability.

Main Results:

  • Poor accommodative accuracy was linked to high astigmatism, low visual task demand, and high accommodative demand.
  • Children with high astigmatism (≥3.00 D) and high hyperopia showed the most significant underaccommodation.
  • Accommodative variability was highest in children with high astigmatism, regardless of the visual task.

Conclusions:

  • The accuracy of accommodation is compromised in uncorrected children with high astigmatism and hyperopia, particularly under high visual demand.
  • Increased visual task demand, such as reading, can enhance accommodative accuracy.
  • Children with high astigmatism exhibit greater variability in their accommodative responses.