Nasir Yasin, Shahid Farooq, Muhammad Sharjeel, Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Iqra Khalil, Muhammad Ahmed, Hashim Ali Khan

Diagnosis and Treatment of Accommodative Spasm with Cycloplegics

Nasir Yasin, Shahid Farooq, Muhammad Sharjeel, Muhammad Aamir Shahzad, Iqra Khalil, Muhammad Ahmed, Hashim Ali Khan



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ABSTRACT

Purpose: To evaluate the role of cycloplegic agents in diagnosis and management of accommodative spasms.

Methods: Prospective cohort study included patients with recent onset ocular strain. All patients underwent comprehensive eye examination and objective refraction. Then patients were randomized to receive either atropine or cyclopentolate for cycloplegia. And objective refraction was recorded again. Patients were randomly assigned to one of the two treatments i.e.full cycloplegic correction or 0.001% atropine and reviewed at 1-, 2- and 3-month follow-ups.

Results: Total 52 patients, mean age16.1±4.7 were evaluated. 33 patients (63.5%) received atropine and 19 (36.5%) received cyclopentolate. There was significant difference between precycloplegic and post cycloplegic refraction however, the difference between cyclopentolate and atropine was not significant.

None of the patients, whether treated with glasses or low dose atropine experienced any ocular strain till the end of study.

Conclusion: Both cyclopentolate and atropine are equally effective in achieving adequate cycloplegia in patients with accommodative spasm. Plus corrective wear or low dose atropine are equally effective in relieving the symptoms of patients.

Keywords: Cycloplegic agents, Post-cycloplegic refraction, Accommodative spasm



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