Do Gender, Age, Body Mass and Height Influence Eye Biometrical Properties in Young Adults? A Pilot Study

Štefanija Kolačko, Jurica Predović, Antonio Kokot, Damir Bosnar, Vlatka Brzović-Šarić, Borna Šarić, Slaven Balog, Kristina Milanovic and Domagoj Ivastinovic
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Štefanija Kolačko: University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Jurica Predović: University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Antonio Kokot: Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Damir Bosnar: University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Vlatka Brzović-Šarić: University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Borna Šarić: University Hospital “Sveti Duh”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Slaven Balog: Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Kristina Milanovic: Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Domagoj Ivastinovic: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-10

Abstract: Background: Do gender, age, body mass and height influence eye biometrical properties in young adults? Methods: A total of 155 eyes (92 female, 63 male) of healthy subjects between the ages of 18 and 39 years were included in the study. The subjects’ gender and age were recorded, and their body mass, height and biometrical properties of the eyes were measured. Results: The male subjects had significantly thicker and flatter corneas and lower minimal rim-to-disk ratios than the female subjects did. In both genders, age showed strong, negative correlations with anterior chamber depth and pupil diameter and a positive correlation with lens thickness. We also found significant, negative correlations between body height and mass with keratometry measurements, negative correlations between body height and optic disk rim area and rim volume, and positive correlations between body mass and axial length in both genders. Conclusions: Biometric eye parameters differ among people. In addition to age and gender, which are usually taken into consideration when interpreting ocular biometry findings, we strongly suggest that body height and mass should be also routinely considered when interpreting eye biometry data, as these factors have an impact on ocular biometry.

Keywords: biometry; cornea; optic nerve; anterior chamber; lens; crystalline (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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