The Correlation of Differences in the Ocular Component Values with the Degree of Myopic Anisometropia.
- Author:
Su Young KIM
1
;
Soon Young CHO
;
Ji Wook YANG
;
Chan Su KIM
;
Young Chun LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study
- Keywords: Anisometropia; Axial length
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Anisometropia/complications/physiopathology/*ultrasonography; Anterior Chamber/*ultrasonography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Microscopy, Acoustic/methods; Middle Aged; Myopia/complications/physiopathology/*ultrasonography; Refraction, Ocular; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2013;27(1):44-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between the differences in the ocular component values with the degree of anisomyopia. METHODS: Refraction, corneal power (CP), and biometry were examined in 50 myopic adults with refractive differences (RD) over 1.50 diopters (D). Ocular components were measured by ultrasound biometry and keratometry. The correlation between the differences in the ocular component values with the degree of anisomyopia was analyzed by linear regression analysis. RESULTS: Among 50 adults with anisomyopia, 5 had RD from 1.50 to 2.99 D, 11 had RD from 3.00 to 3.99 D, 9 had RD from 4.00 to 5.99 D, 12 had RD from 6.00 to 7.99 D, 7 had RD from 8.00 to 11.99 D, and 6 had > or =12.00 D. There was no significant correlation between the ocular components (CP, crystalline lens thickness [LT], and anterior chamber depth [ACD], and the length from the cornea to the posterior surface of the lens [ACD + LT]) and the RD (p > 0.05). The RD showed a significantly positive correlation with vitreous chamber depth (VCD), and axial length (r = 0.963, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The severity of anisomyopia was not correlated with the between-eye differences in the anterior chamber values of the eye (CP, ACD, LT, ACD + LT). The severity of anisomyopia was significantly correlated with the between-eye differences in VCD.
