Axial length in senile cataract eyes.

ABSTRACT

The authors measured the axial length in 100 senile cataract eyes of patients of the Department of Ophthalmology, Siriraj Hospital. There were 44 males, (44%) and 56 females, (56%0. 54 right eyes, (54%) and 46 left eyes, (46%0; Age range was 40 – 86 years, mean 64.39 years. The predominant age ranges were 60 – 69 and 70 – 79 years, each 29 eyes (29%). The axial length in senile cataract eyes was measured as follow Total 100 eyes = 23.01 + 0.95 mm.; male 23.48 + 0.99 mm., female 22.64 + 0.72 mm.; right eye 22.97 + 0.94 mm., left eye 23.06 + 0.96 mm.; Age 40 + 49 years 23.66 + 1.38 mm., 50 – 59 years 22.71 + 0.90 mm., 60 – 69 years 22.75 + 0.75 mm., 70 – 79 years 23.19 + 0.74 mm., 80 – 89 years 22.82 + 0.57 mm.