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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 252-257 |
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Ocular biometry in an adult Ghanaian population
Samuel Kyei1, Frank Assiamah2, Michael Agyemang Kwarteng3, Victor Kwesi Ansah4
1 Department of Optometry and Vision Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2 Inter-Star Eye Clinic and Laser Center, Accra, Ghana
3 Discipline of Optometry, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
4 Bishop Ackon Memorial Christian Eye Centre, Cape Coast, Ghana
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Michael Agyemang Kwarteng
Discipline of Optometry, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
South Africa
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/kjo.kjo_38_20
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Purpose: To measure ocular biometry and its correlates in an adult population. Materials and Methods: The measured biometric data included central corneal thickness (CCT), corneal power (K), anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT), vitreous chamber depth (VCD), axial length (AL), and spherical refractive error (SER) in 162 adult eyes. Results: The mean CCT was 506.7 ± 39.2 μm, mean K was: K1 = 42.50 ± 2.00 D, K2 = 43.50 ± 2.44 D, the mean AL was 24.2 ± 1.3 mm, ACD had a mean of 3.5 ± 0.6 mm, LT (mean of 3.9 ± 0.8 mm), VCD (mean of 16.4 ± 1.39 mm), and SER ranged from -10.00 D – +8.00 D. There were no significant correlations between the CCT and SER (r = 0.06, P = 0.44), LT (r = 0.06, P = 0.59), ACD (r = −0.12, P = 0.12), AL (r = −0.02, P = 0.98), and VCD (r = −0.05, P = 0.68). Pearson's correlation coefficient tests showed that AL was significantly positively correlated with ACD (r = 0.4, P < 0.001) and VCD (r = 0.73, P < 0.001) and negatively correlated with LT (r = −0.22, P < 0.05). A significant negative weak correlation was found between LT and ACD values (r = −0.22, P < 0.05). Conclusion: A thin CCT was observed among an adult Ghanaian population. CCT was found to be independent of AL. Correlation among ocular biometry showed that AL positively correlated with ACD and negatively correlated with LT.
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