Functional spasm of accommodation: Changes on scheimpflug imaging
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Published on: February 23, 2018
Jaspreet Sukhija1, Mangat R Dogra1, Thara Zadeng1
1Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract:
Spasm of accommodation is a rare condition characterized by a sudden increase in myopia. It can occur in emmetropes, hypermetropes and myopes. All the physiological changes that occur in normal accommodation are exaggerated. Mostly the cause is functional disorder and the condition gradually improves. We hereby present the changes occurring in spasm of accommodation as seen on Scheimpflug imaging.
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