Globe Axial Length Growth at Age 10.5 Years in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the change in globe axial length (AL) from the time of unilateral cataract surgery at age 1-7 months to age 10.5 years for infants enrolled in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, and to compare AL growth of operated eyes with that of fellow unoperated eyes.

Design

Comparative case series.

Methods

AL growth was analyzed relative to treated vs fellow eye, contact lens (CL) vs intraocular lens (IOL), visual acuity (VA) outcome, and the need for surgery for visual axis opacification. Eyes with glaucoma or glaucoma suspect were excluded from the primary analysis but reported separately.

Results

Fifty-seven patients have reliable AL data available at both visits. AL was shorter in treated eyes preoperatively (P < .0001) and at 10.5 years of age (P =

SUBMITTER: Wilson ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593806 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature