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spherical equivalent

equivalent, spherical

A spherical power whose focal point coincides with the circle of least confusion of a spherocylindrical lens. Hence, the spherical equivalent of a prescription is equal to the algebraic sum of the value of the sphere and half the cylindrical value, i.e. sphere + cylinder/2. Example: the spherical equivalent of the prescription −3 D sphere −2 D cylinder axis 180º is equal to −4 D.
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The axial length, spherical equivalent, weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) values of each participant were noted.
In addition, eyes with best-corrected visual acuity worse than 20/30 and high spherical equivalent (SE) values (<-6.0 D or >+3.0 D) were excluded from the study.
Sum of the sphere plus half the cylindrical power was calculated as the spherical equivalent. All refractive and IOP measurements were repeated three times by same examiner (BA).
Of the 570 eyes that underwent cataract surgery, 395 (75%) had recorded preoperative target spherical equivalents. Of these 88% were within +-1 D of target spherical equivalent post-operatively by automated refraction.
There were no significant differences in patient age, BCVA, axial length, and spherical equivalent diopter between the two groups (Table 1).
Concurrently, the company's Phase 3 trial will enroll 500 subjects aged three to 17 years with myopia Spherical Equivalent Refraction (SER) of at least -0.50 D and no greater than -6.00 D in each eye.
Both superficial ([sz] = −0.850 and 0.460, respectively) and deep ([sz] = −0.766 and 0.396, respectively) macular vascular density were associated with AL and spherical equivalent (all P < 0.001).
Using a more recent prism-ballasted, but non-truncated, design, Cho and colleagues found no significant difference in comfort between this design and its spherical equivalent. (24)
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