Homatropine has a measurable deepening effect on the anterior chamber, due to axial flattening of the lens because of cycloplegia.
Fogging is also used to control accommodation during a cycloplegic refraction because cycloplegia may be incomplete, leaving the patient with a degree of accommodative control.
Definition of cycloplegia in US English:
cycloplegia
nounˌsīkləˈplēj(ē)ə
Paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye.
Example sentencesExamples
Fogging is also used to control accommodation during a cycloplegic refraction because cycloplegia may be incomplete, leaving the patient with a degree of accommodative control.
Homatropine has a measurable deepening effect on the anterior chamber, due to axial flattening of the lens because of cycloplegia.