<prompt> For refraction in a hypermetropic child, which in the best drugPhenylephrineAtropine ointmentAtropine dropsHomatropine  <response>: Cycloplegics are used before retinoscopy in patients where the examiner suspects that accommodation is abnormally active and will hinder the exact retinoscopy. Such a situation is encountered in young children especially hypermetropes. Reference : A K KHURANA OPHTALMOLOGY,Edition 4,Page-562 