Corneal curvature and axial length values in children with congenital/infantile cataract in the first 42 months of life

Paolo Capozzi; Chiara Morini; Simone Piga; Marina Cuttini; Pasquale Vadalà

doi:10.1167/iovs.07-1564

Corneal curvature and axial length values in children with congenital/infantile cataract in the first 42 months of life

Paolo Capozzi, Chiara Morini, Simone Piga, Marina Cuttini, Pasquale Vadalà

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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PURPOSE. To evaluate corneal curvature (K _m) and axial length (AL) of eyes of term-born children aged m, 45.07 ± 3.00 D. Km was significantly greater and AL shorter in younger children (P <0.001). No differences according to sex were found. As a group, eyes from unilateral cataract had significantly longer AL than those from bilateral cases (P = 0.029). In a small subgroup of unilateral cataract patients for which readings from the clear lens eye were available (n = 39), K _m of the affected eye was significantly greater than that of the fellow healthy eye (P = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS. In the first 42 months of age, K _m and AL are significantly different according to age. These findings have implications for the calculation of intraocular lens power in children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4774-4778
Number of pages	5
Journal	Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Volume	49
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.07-1564
Publication status	Published - Nov 2008

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Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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