Refractive Growth of the Crystalline Lens in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the rate of refractive growth (RRG3) of the crystalline lens ("lens") versus the eye excluding the lens ("globe") for the fellow, noncataractous eyes of participants in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Subjects

A total of 114 children who had unilateral cataract surgery as infants were recruited. Biometric and refraction data were obtained from the normal eyes at surgery and at 1, 5, and 10 years. Subjects were included if complete data (axial length [AL], corneal power, and refraction) were available at surgery and at 10 years of age.

Methods

At surgery and at 1, 5, and 10 years, AL, corneal power, and cycloplegic refraction were measured in the normal eyes. For each eye, the RRG3 was defined by linear

SUBMITTER: McClatchey TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9754962 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature