Research Article

Effects of Cycloplegic Agents on Ocular Parameters in Children with Myopia and Hyperopia

Table 3

Effects of atropine on refractive components in the myopia and hyperopia groups.

Refractive componentsBefore cycloplegia x ± SAfter cycloplegia x ± ST

M-CCT (um)522.49 ± 32.28520.68 ± 32.84−1.3320.1903
H-CCT (um)528.70 ± 34.85529.67 ± 34.440.9240.3606
M-CC (D)43.51 ± 1.4043.01 ± 1.36−1.8090.0734
H-CC (D)43.54 ± 1.5643.53 ± 1.56−0.3640.7175
M-ACD (mm)3.64 ± 0.283.75 ± 0.244.1370.0001
H-ACD (mm)3.40 ± 0.243.65 ± 0.1613.057<0.0001
M-PD (mm)4.86 ± 0.887.68 ± 0.5222.563<0.0001
H-PD (mm)5.47 ± 1.157.42 ± 0.5711.535<0.0001
M-AL (mm)24.25 ± 0.7724.22 ± 0.76−1.9760.0537
H-AL (mm)21.73 ± 1.2421.73 ± 1.220.3390.7364
M-CRT (um)217.23 ± 36.05215.86 ± 28.84−0.5160.6086
H-CRT (um)211.95 ± 19.07213.51 ± 26.800.3790.7066

M = myopic group; H = hyperopic group; CCT = central corneal thickness; CC = corneal curvature; ACD = anterior chamber depth; PD = pupillary diameter; AL = axial length; CRT = central retinal thickness; x ± S = mean ± standard deviation; CI = confidence interval.