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Presbyopia and its anatomical and physiological variants
1Department of Physiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. meenakshi3190@hotmail.com
Aim:
To study the various ocular anatomical and physiological parameters in presbyopia.
Materials And Methods:
We studied the various ocular anatomical and physiological parameters like corneal curvature (keratometry readings: K1 and K2), central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT) and axial length (AL) in 100 presbyopic patients between 35 - 55 years of age. The patients were divided into two age groups: I (35 ± 44 years) and II (45-55 yrs). ACD, AL and LT were measured using an Ascan. CCT was measured with ultrasonic pachymetry.
Results:
The CCT decreased (BE), LT increased and ACD decreased (RE) significantly with increasing age (p less than 0.05). There was no significant difference in males and females. Nearly 3/4th of the total increase in lens thickness was responsible for the decrease in the anterior chamber depth and the rest, 1/4th , goes posteriorly. Corneal curvature and AL showed no significant change with age.
Conclusions:
The mean of CCT decreased significantly with advancing age. As age increased, the mean value of lens thickness increased and anterior chamber depth decreased. Nearly 3/4th of total increase in LT was anteriorly, decreasing the ACD. Corneal curvature and AL has no relation with age.
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