Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age Children

Objectives. To explore the role of internal astigmatism (IA) in the growth of axial length (AL) in school-age children. Methods. Total astigmatism (TA), corneal astigmatism (CA), and AL of all children in Jing’an District 2nd Centre Primary School in Shanghai were measured. In IA, the difference bet...

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Main Authors: Liangcheng Wu, Chenghai Weng, Fei Xia, Xiaoying Wang, Xingtao Zhou
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1686045
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Chenghai Weng
Fei Xia
Xiaoying Wang
Xingtao Zhou
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Fei Xia
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Xingtao Zhou
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description Objectives. To explore the role of internal astigmatism (IA) in the growth of axial length (AL) in school-age children. Methods. Total astigmatism (TA), corneal astigmatism (CA), and AL of all children in Jing’an District 2nd Centre Primary School in Shanghai were measured. In IA, the difference between TA and CA was also calculated using vector analysis. The association of axial length with IA, genders, and age was analyzed using linear regression. The difference of IA between both eyes was also calculated. The AL between both eyes was compared using paired samples t-test when DIA = 0 D, <0.5 D, and ≥0.5 D. Results. Six hundred and twelve cases (98.23%) in 623 children aged 7–12 yrs older entered into the study. Genders, age, and IA all affected AL. This could be represented by a linear regression line in the form AL = 21.46 − 0.43∗gender + 0.22∗age + 0.46∗IA (male = 1, female = 2; t=7.01, P<0.01 for sex; t=11.6, P<0.01 for age; and t=6.6, P<0.01 for IA; R2=0.16). The AL in the eye with larger IA was also longer when DIA was larger than 0.5 D (t=2.65, P<0.01). Conclusions. IA was observed to be associated with AL and might be a risk factor of the onset and progress of myopia in school-age children.
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spelling doaj-art-0b5c97c033f74cc89a0c332fb597a7f82025-02-03T05:49:44ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582018-01-01201810.1155/2018/16860451686045Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age ChildrenLiangcheng Wu0Chenghai Weng1Fei Xia2Xiaoying Wang3Xingtao Zhou4Department of Ophthalmology, Jing’an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jing’an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jing’an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jing’an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaObjectives. To explore the role of internal astigmatism (IA) in the growth of axial length (AL) in school-age children. Methods. Total astigmatism (TA), corneal astigmatism (CA), and AL of all children in Jing’an District 2nd Centre Primary School in Shanghai were measured. In IA, the difference between TA and CA was also calculated using vector analysis. The association of axial length with IA, genders, and age was analyzed using linear regression. The difference of IA between both eyes was also calculated. The AL between both eyes was compared using paired samples t-test when DIA = 0 D, <0.5 D, and ≥0.5 D. Results. Six hundred and twelve cases (98.23%) in 623 children aged 7–12 yrs older entered into the study. Genders, age, and IA all affected AL. This could be represented by a linear regression line in the form AL = 21.46 − 0.43∗gender + 0.22∗age + 0.46∗IA (male = 1, female = 2; t=7.01, P<0.01 for sex; t=11.6, P<0.01 for age; and t=6.6, P<0.01 for IA; R2=0.16). The AL in the eye with larger IA was also longer when DIA was larger than 0.5 D (t=2.65, P<0.01). Conclusions. IA was observed to be associated with AL and might be a risk factor of the onset and progress of myopia in school-age children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1686045
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Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age Children
Journal of Ophthalmology
title Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age Children
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title_fullStr Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age Children
title_full_unstemmed Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age Children
title_short Internal Astigmatism and Its Role in the Growth of Axial Length in School-Age Children
title_sort internal astigmatism and its role in the growth of axial length in school age children
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