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ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society

The effect of age on lens parameters and axial length among wide age range of Saudis: A prospective, cross-sectional study.

Wafa M Alotaibi, Kholoud H Alqahtani

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Wafa M AlotaibiDepartment of Optometry and Visual Sciences, College of Applied Medicine Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kholoud H AlqahtaniDepartment of Optometry and Visual Sciences, College of Applied Medicine Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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purposeThe purpose of the study is to establish normative values of eye parameters such as lens thickness (LT), lens diameter (LD), and axial length (AXL) among wide age range of Saudis using Pentacam AXL and compare these values between gender, in addition to that, to find the correlation between the age and those parameters.

methodsIn this prospective cross-sectional study, we measured LT, LD, and AXL in 125 healthy Saudi controls aged between 8 and 60 years using OCULUS Pentacam AXL. The screening tests were performed for each subject to exclude any ocular abnormalities using slit lamp (Haag-Streit BQ 900), refractive error measured using auto refractometer (Topcon KR-1 Autorefractor/Keratometer), and subject who has spherical equivalent more than ± 4.00D and astigmatism more than 1.00DC was excluded from the study. The mean of three readings of LT, LD, and AXL was taken. All examination was applied on one eye (right eye).

resultsThe overall mean and standard deviation of LT, LD, and AXL was 2.2 mm ± 0.5, 2.7 mm ± 0.6, and 23.8 mm ± 1.0, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between males and females in these parameters in all age groups, except in Group 2 (age: 19-30 years), there was a statistically significant difference between males and females in AXL, mean difference (

conclusionNormative values of LT, LD, and AXL have been established in wide age group of healthy Saudis; the findings of the present study can highlight not only the normal range of the different ocular parameters, namely LT, LD, and AXL, but also their variation with age and gender.

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Ageaxial lengthcataracthealthy Saudi controlslens diameterlens parameterslens thicknessPentacam axial length

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