Analysis of the Correlations between Relative Peripheral Refraction Errors and Myopia in Children and Adolescents

Key Points

• This analysis investigates how relative peripheral refraction errors relate to the development of myopia in children and adolescents.
• Compared peripheral refraction errors in myopic, hyperopic, and emmetropic eyes.
• Analyzed correlations between these errors and the level of myopia.
• Assessed changes in defocus patterns in different degrees of myopia.
• Myopic eyes exhibited reduced myopic defocus compared to hyperopic and emmetropic eyes.
• Increased hyperopic defocus was present in myopic eyes, particularly in those with low myopia.
• The findings suggest that relative peripheral refraction errors contribute to myopia progression.