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With the rule astigmatism

MedGen UID:
739652
•Concept ID:
C1719796
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: With-the-rule astigmatism; WTR astigmatism
SNOMED CT: With-the-rule astigmatism (421202000); WTR astigmatism (421202000)
 
HPO: HP:0031788

Definition

Refractive error in which the vertical meridian is relatively hypermetropic and the horizontal meridian is relatively myopic (or ocular astigmatism in which the refractive power of the horizontal meridian is the greatest). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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  • CROGVWith the rule astigmatism

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Predictors of femtosecond laser intrastromal astigmatic keratotomy efficacy for astigmatism management in cataract surgery.
Day AC, Stevens JD
J Cataract Refract Surg 2016 Feb;42(2):251-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2015.09.028. PMID: 27026450
Optical treatment reduces amblyopia in astigmatic children who receive spectacles before kindergarten.
Dobson V, Clifford-Donaldson CE, Green TK, Miller JM, Harvey EM
Ophthalmology 2009 May;116(5):1002-8. Epub 2009 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.11.013. PMID: 19232733

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Corneal topography and tomography readings with mask wear during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zein M, Wylegala A, Sripawadkul W, Al Bayyat G, Alvarez OP, Gutierrez AJ, Guerrero MA, Galor A, Karp CL
J Cataract Refract Surg 2023 Mar 1;49(3):285-291. Epub 2022 Nov 16 doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001090. PMID: 36399667Free PMC Article
Refractive development in individuals with ocular and oculocutaneous albinism.
Verkicharla P, Thakur S, Kammari P, Dhakal R, Das AV
Int Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;42(7):2007-2015. Epub 2022 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s10792-021-02165-6. PMID: 35587842
The prevalence of refractive error in schoolchildren.
Tajbakhsh Z, Talebnejad MR, Khalili MR, Masoumpour MS, Mahdaviazad H, Mohammadi E, Keshtkar M, Nowroozzadeh MH
Clin Exp Optom 2022 Nov;105(8):860-864. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.2003687. PMID: 34982953
Amblyopia and Refractive Status in Congenital Ptosis: The Effect and Timing of Surgical Correction.
Wu X, Zhang J, Ding X, Cao Y, Zhu X, Li R, Li L, Lin M, Li J
Ann Plast Surg 2021 Jul 1;87(1):49-53. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002677. PMID: 33538502
The differences of corneal astigmatism in different populations and its quantitative analysis.
Zhang Y, Chen H, Zhang Y, Yang Y
Afr Health Sci 2020 Jun;20(2):775-778. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i2.30. PMID: 33163043Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The Prevalence of Astigmatism and Spectacle Wear in Polish Schoolchildren.
Kanclerz P, Bazylczyk N, Lanca C
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2023 Oct 2;73(4):124-130. Epub 2023 Aug 1 PMID: 37526941
Refractive error in unilateral Duane syndrome.
Young MP, Ployprasith W, Brintz BJ, Rutar T
J AAPOS 2022 Oct;26(5):247.e1-247.e5. Epub 2022 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.07.008. PMID: 36122873
Refractive development in individuals with ocular and oculocutaneous albinism.
Verkicharla P, Thakur S, Kammari P, Dhakal R, Das AV
Int Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;42(7):2007-2015. Epub 2022 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s10792-021-02165-6. PMID: 35587842
The differences of corneal astigmatism in different populations and its quantitative analysis.
Zhang Y, Chen H, Zhang Y, Yang Y
Afr Health Sci 2020 Jun;20(2):775-778. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i2.30. PMID: 33163043Free PMC Article
Management of Reverse Pellucid Type Topography.
Çakir H, Utine CA
Eye Contact Lens 2018 Nov;44 Suppl 2:S131-S136. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000423. PMID: 28953601

Therapy

Re-inventing the straight incision with a single central suture in manual small-incision cataract surgery to minimize surgically induced astigmatism.
Rathi M, Dahiya M, Dabas R, Rustagi IM, Sachdeva S, Dhania S
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;70(11):3875-3878. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1533_22. PMID: 36308118Free PMC Article
Long-term astigmatism changes following horizontal muscle recession: a prospective cohort study.
Paraskevopoulos K, Karakosta C, Kokolaki A, Droutsas K, Georgalas I, Papakonstantinou D
Strabismus 2022 Jun;30(2):90-98. Epub 2022 Apr 28 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2022.2062008. PMID: 35481546
Effect of 0.02% and 0.01% atropine on astigmatism: a two-year clinical trial.
Wang M, Cui C, Sui Y, Yu SA, Ma JX, Fu AC
BMC Ophthalmol 2022 Apr 7;22(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s12886-022-02385-z. PMID: 35392841Free PMC Article
Management of Reverse Pellucid Type Topography.
Çakir H, Utine CA
Eye Contact Lens 2018 Nov;44 Suppl 2:S131-S136. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000000423. PMID: 28953601
Post-trabeculectomy ocular biometric changes.
Pakravan M, Alvani A, Esfandiari H, Ghahari E, Yaseri M
Clin Exp Optom 2017 Mar;100(2):128-132. Epub 2016 Sep 29 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12477. PMID: 27686794

Prognosis

Predicted vs measured posterior corneal astigmatism for toric intraocular lens calculations.
Shammas HJ, Yu F, Shammas MC, Jivrajka R, Hakimeh C
J Cataract Refract Surg 2022 Jun 1;48(6):690-696. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000819. PMID: 34561361Free PMC Article
Toric Intraocular Lens Calculation Considering Anterior Surgically Induced Astigmatism and Posterior Corneal Astigmatism.
Fernández J, Rodríguez-Vallejo M, Rocha-de-Lossada C, Hueso E, Piñero D
Curr Eye Res 2022 Jan;47(1):25-31. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1080/02713683.2021.1948064. PMID: 34166169
Correction of astigmatism with small-incision lenticule extraction: Impact of against-the-rule and with-the-rule astigmatism.
Ivarsen A, Gyldenkerne A, Hjortdal J
J Cataract Refract Surg 2018 Sep;44(9):1066-1072. Epub 2018 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2018.06.029. PMID: 30078534
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Investigation of the Power Vector in Astigmatism: The Yamagata Study (Funagata).
Namba H, Kawasaki R, Sugano A, Nishi K, Murakami T, Nishitsuka K, Kato T, Kayama T, Yamashita H
Cornea 2018 Jan;37(1):53-58. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001418. PMID: 29095754
Onset and progression of with-the-rule astigmatism in children with infantile nystagmus syndrome.
Wang J, Wyatt LM, Felius J, Stager DR Jr, Stager DR Sr, Birch EE, Bedell HE
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2010 Jan;51(1):594-601. Epub 2009 Dec 17 doi: 10.1167/iovs.09-3599. PMID: 20019374Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

The Prevalence of Astigmatism and Spectacle Wear in Polish Schoolchildren.
Kanclerz P, Bazylczyk N, Lanca C
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2023 Oct 2;73(4):124-130. Epub 2023 Aug 1 PMID: 37526941
Corneal topography and tomography readings with mask wear during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zein M, Wylegala A, Sripawadkul W, Al Bayyat G, Alvarez OP, Gutierrez AJ, Guerrero MA, Galor A, Karp CL
J Cataract Refract Surg 2023 Mar 1;49(3):285-291. Epub 2022 Nov 16 doi: 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001090. PMID: 36399667Free PMC Article
Toric Intraocular Lens Calculation Considering Anterior Surgically Induced Astigmatism and Posterior Corneal Astigmatism.
Fernández J, Rodríguez-Vallejo M, Rocha-de-Lossada C, Hueso E, Piñero D
Curr Eye Res 2022 Jan;47(1):25-31. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1080/02713683.2021.1948064. PMID: 34166169
Amblyopia and Refractive Status in Congenital Ptosis: The Effect and Timing of Surgical Correction.
Wu X, Zhang J, Ding X, Cao Y, Zhu X, Li R, Li L, Lin M, Li J
Ann Plast Surg 2021 Jul 1;87(1):49-53. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002677. PMID: 33538502
Post-trabeculectomy ocular biometric changes.
Pakravan M, Alvani A, Esfandiari H, Ghahari E, Yaseri M
Clin Exp Optom 2017 Mar;100(2):128-132. Epub 2016 Sep 29 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12477. PMID: 27686794

Recent systematic reviews

Epidemiology and Burden of Astigmatism: A Systematic Literature Review.
Zhang J, Wu Y, Sharma B, Gupta R, Jawla S, Bullimore MA
Optom Vis Sci 2023 Mar 1;100(3):218-231. Epub 2023 Feb 7 doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001998. PMID: 36749017Free PMC Article

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