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# Refraction and vision

Dioptres and spectacle prescriptions, cycloplegic refraction, contact lenses, refractive surgery, childhood myopia and low vision.

6 pages

## Topic

- [**Contact lenses: types and complications** Contact lenses correct vision well but carry a small risk of serious corneal infection](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/contact-lenses-types-and-complications/)
- [**Low vision and visual rehabilitation** When vision cannot be restored, rehabilitation helps people read, move and work with the vision…](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/low-vision-and-visual-rehabilitation/)
- [**Myopia in children: progression and control** Myopia is rising worldwide](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/myopia-in-children-progression-and-control/)
- [**Refraction: dioptres and reading a prescription** A spectacle prescription gives the lens power (sphere), the astigmatism correction (cylinder)…](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/refraction-dioptres-and-reading-a-prescription/)
- [**Refractive surgery: what the general doctor should know** Laser surgery reshapes the cornea so glasses are not needed](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/refractive-surgery-what-the-general-doctor-should-know/)

## Examination

- [**Cycloplegic refraction and retinoscopy** Drops that relax focusing reveal a child's true refraction](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/cycloplegic-refraction-and-retinoscopy/)

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Educational content; not a clinical guideline and no substitute for assessment by a health professional. For sudden visual loss, severe eye pain, a chemical burn or an eye injury, go to an emergency department at once.

Representative model, for educational purposes only.

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