Accuracy of PlusOptix A09 distance refraction in pediatric myopia and hyperopia

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 1 Spherical equivalents, sphere, cylinder and axis for each method for the right eye

	Spherical equivalent	Sphere	Cylinder	Axis
Non-cycloplegic autorefraction (N = 32)	−0.70 (3.14)^a	−0.02 (3.33)^d	−1.16 (1.35)^g	72.75 (66.00)^j
Nidek (N = 21)	0.04 (2.57)	0.76 (2.72)	−1.13 (1.51)	82.19 (72.05)
Retinomax (N = 11)	−2.10 (3.74)	−1.50 (3.98)	−1.21 (1.05)	54.73 (50.79)
PlusOptix A09	0.54 (1.83)^b	1.27 (2.07)^e	−1.46 (1.22)^h	84.41 (68.56)^k
Cycloplegic autorefraction (N = 32)	1.06 (2.04)^c	1.77 (2.20)^f	−1.41 (0.98)ⁱ	73.50 (67.29)^l
Nidek (N = 21)	1.06 (2.29)	1.75 (2.46)	−1.38 (1.09)	75.14 (71.47)
Retinomax (N = 11)	1.06 (1.57)	1.80 (1.71)	−1.48 (0.79)	70.36 (61.69)

Data are mean (SD)
^a P = 0.004 between autorefractor (Nidek/Retinomax) and cycloplegic autorefraction
^b P = 0.02 between autorefractor (Nidek/Retinomax) and PlusOptix A09
^c P = 0.04 between PlusOptix A09 and cycloplegic autorefraction
^d P < 0.01 between autorefractor (Nidek/Retinomax) and cycloplegic autorefraction
^e P = 0.007 between autorefractor (Nidek/Retinomax) and PlusOptix A09
^f P = 0.044 between PlusOptix A09 and cycloplegic autorefraction
^g P = 0.09 between autorefractor (Nidek/Retinomax) and cycloplegic autorefraction
^h P = 0.19 between autorefractor (Nidek/Retinomax) and PlusOptix A09
ⁱ P = 0.69 between PlusOptix A09 and cycloplegic autorefraction
^j P < 0.01 between autorefractor (Nidek/Retinomax) and cycloplegic autorefraction
^k P = 0.16 between autorefractor (Nidek/Retinomax) and PlusOptix A09
^l P = 0.28 between PlusOptix A09 and cycloplegic autorefraction
Correlation of refraction value between
-PlusOptix A09 and cycloplegic autorefraction: r = 0.81, p < 0.001
-PlusOptix A09 and non-cycloplegic autorefraction: r = 0.70, p < 0.001
-Non-cycloplegic and cycloplegic autorefraction: r = 0.77, p < 0.001

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