J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1992 Jul;33(7):653-661.

Aging and Ocular Dimensions

• Lim KJ
• Choi WS
• Youn DH

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.

Keyword

Aging; Anterior chamber depth; Anterior chamber depth/axial length; Lens thickness; Ocular dimensions

MeSH Terms

Aging*
Anterior Chamber
Female
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Photography
Prevalence
Ultrasonography