Analysis of age, refractive error and gender related changes of the cornea and the anterior segment of the eye with Scheimpflug imaging. Issue 5 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Orucoglu, Faik; Akman, Mehmet; Onal, Sumru
• Is Part Of: Contact lens & anterior eye. Volume 38:Issue 5(2015)
• Page Start: 345
• Page End: 350
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Anterior segment (Eye) -- Periodicals; Contact lenses -- Periodicals; Segment antérieur (Œil) -- Périodiques; Lentilles de contact -- Périodiques; 617.752305
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2015.03.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-0484

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Anterior corneal asphericity decreases while posterior corneal asphericity increases with aging.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Anterior and posterior corneal surface asphericity move closer at around the age of 40 years.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">22–25% of variance in anterior and posterior asphericity is explained by aging.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">17–27% of variance in anterior chamber parameters are explained by advancing age and SE.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>