Comparison of Manual Refraction Versus Autorefraction in 60 Diabetic Retinopathy Patients

Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the comparison of manual refraction versus autorefraction in diabetic retinopathy patients. Material and Methods: The study was conducted at the Be’sat Army Hospital from 2013-2015. In the present study differences between two common refractometry methods (manual refractometry and Auto refractometry) in diagnosis and follow up of retinopathy in patients affected with diabetes is investigated. Results: Our results showed that there is a significant difference in visual acuity score of patients between manual and auto refractometry. Despite this fact, spherical equivalent scores of two methods of refractometry did not show a significant statistical difference in the patients. Conclusion: Although use of manual refraction is comparable with autorefraction in evaluating spherical equivalent scores in diabetic patients affected with retinopathy, but in the case of visual acuity results from these two methods are not comparable.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Medical archives

• Publication date

  2016-07-27

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.280-283PMID 27703289PMCID 5034982
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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