Anisometropia

Aka: Anisometropia

II. Definition

  1. Discrepancy between each eye's Refractive Errors

III. Epidemiology

  1. Second most common cause of Amblyopia

IV. Pathophysiology

  1. Large difference in Refractive Error between eyes
  2. "Good" eye favored
  3. "Bad" eye
    1. Nearsighted
    2. Farsighted
    3. Strabismus

V. Screening

  1. Visual Acuity testing (start screening early)
  2. Strabismus Testing

VI. Management

  1. Correction of Refractive Error
    1. Eyeglasses
    2. Contact Lenses
  2. Correction of coexisting Amblyopia

VII. References

  1. Berson (1987) Ophthalmology Study Guide, AAO, p. 95-110
  2. Essman (1992) Am Fam Physician 46(4):1243-52 [PubMed]
  3. Mills (1999) Am Fam Physician 60(3):907-16 [PubMed]
  4. Simon (2001) Am Fam Physician 64(4):623-8 [PubMed]

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Ontology: Anisometropia (C0003081)

Definition (MSHCZE) Nestejná velikost refrakce u obou očí. Srov. aniseikonie. (cit. Velký lékařský slovník online, 2013 http://lekarske.slovniky.cz/ )
Definition (MSH) A condition of an inequality of refractive power of the two eyes.
Definition (CSP) condition of an inequality of refractive power of the two eyes.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D015858
ICD9 367.31
ICD10 H52.31
SnomedCT 3289004
Japanese 不同視, ﾌﾄﾞｳｼ
Swedish Anisometropi
Czech anizometropie, nestejnozrakost, Anizometropie
Finnish Anisometropia
Russian GETEROMETROPIIA, ANIZOMETROPIIA, АНИЗОМЕТРОПИЯ, ГЕТЕРОМЕТРОПИЯ
English anisometropia (diagnosis), anisometropia, Anisometropia [Disease/Finding], Anisometropia (disorder), Anisometropia
Polish Anizometropia, Nierówność refrakcji oczu
Hungarian Anisometropia
Norwegian Anisometropi
Spanish anisometropía (trastorno), anisometropía, Anisometropía
Dutch anisometropie, Anisometropie
French Anisométropie, Asymétropie
German Anisometropie
Italian Anisometropia
Portuguese Anisometropia
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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