Aging and Ocular Dimensions.
- Author:
Kyung Jik LIM
1
;
Woong San CHOI
;
Dong Ho YOUN
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aging;
Anterior chamber depth;
Anterior chamber depth/axial length;
Lens thickness;
Ocular dimensions
- MeSH:
Aging*;
Anterior Chamber;
Female;
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Photography;
Prevalence;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1992;33(7):653-661
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In order to measure the ocular dimensions with aging, the anterior chamber depth and the lens thickness were measured using contact ultrasonography and anterior chamber photography in normal human eyes. There were 141 women (241 eyes) and 76 men (130 eyes) between the ages of 10 and 70 years. The lens thickness was increased and the anterior chamber depth was decreased with aging in both sexes. The anterior chamber depth showed an accelerated decrease between the 4th and 5th decades in females and the ratio of anterior chamber depth to axial length was smaller in females than in males after the 5th decade. The results suggest that the prevalence of angle closure glaucoma increased in female after middle age.
