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The refractive values determined using retinoscopy, an automatic refractometer, and the vergence formula were compared.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 72 eyes (47 patients) were analyzed. The spherical equivalents of the refractive errors (mean \u00b1 standard deviation) of the eyes were determined using retinoscopy (13.01 \u00b1 3.27 D), automatic refractometry (12.90 \u00b1 3.23 D), and the vergence formula (12.70 \u00b1 3.4 D). The correlation coefficient between retinoscopy values determined using retinoscopy and the vergence formula, automatic refractometry and the vergence formula, and retinoscopy and automatic refractometry were 0.968, 0.987, and 0.979, respectively. The Bland-Altman consistency analysis revealed that the mean differences in the spherical equivalent values between retinoscopy and automatic refractometry, retinoscopy and the vergence formula, and automatic refractometry and the vergence formula were 0.11 D, 0.31 D, and 0.21 D, respectively, with 95% limits of agreement of\u22121.20 to 1.41 D,\u22121.37 to 2.00 D, and\u22120.90 to 1.31 D, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The vergence formula was effective for evaluating the refractive status of aphakic eyes in pediatric patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2022.861745","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,8]],"date-time":"2022-04-08T05:33:56Z","timestamp":1649396036000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Vergence Formula for Estimating the Refractive Status of Aphakic Eyes in Pediatric 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