Table 5 Comparison of the anterior segment variations of the affected eye and fellow eye in unilateral cataract patients.

From: Prevalence of Corneal Astigmatism and Anterior Segmental Biometry Characteristics Before Surgery in Chinese Congenital Cataract Patients

 

Age

n

Affected Eye

Fellow Eye

P

Km (D)

≤6 M

10

42.84 ± 2.72

42.32 ± 1.79

0.639

 

6 M to 2 Y

22

43.69 ± 3.54

42.40 ± 2.22

0.075

2–6 Y

68

42.91 ± 2.01

42.93 ± 1.65

0.901

6–18 Y

36

42.83 ± 1.82

43.12 ± 1.44

0.144

0–18 Y

136

43.01 ± 2.32

42.85 ± 1.72

0.392

Astig (D)

≤6 M

10

3.62 ± 2.00

1.88 ± 1.27

0.028

 

6 M to 2 Y

22

2.67 ± 2.52

1.31 ± 1.11

0.010

2–6 Y

68

1.83 ± 1.17

1.10 ± 0.77

0.000

6–18 Y

36

1.66 ± 0.80

1.01 ± 0.49

0.000

0–18 Y

136

2.05 ± 1.55

1.17 ± 0.84

0.000

CCT (μm)

≤6 M

10

549.90 ± 47.15

533.00 ± 39.31

0.158

 

6 M to 2 Y

22

572.09 ± 54.01

540.41 ± 49.23

0.006

2–6 Y

67

565.06 ± 53.20

542.09 ± 47.60

0.004

6–18 Y

36

565.22 ± 55.37

538.89 ± 38.37

0.000

0–18 Y

135

565.13 ± 53.17

540.29 ± 44.61

0.000

ACD (mm)

≤6 M

10

2.65 ± 0.51

2.51 ± 0.26

0.325

 

6 M to 2 Y

22

2.68 ± 0.64

2.69 ± 0.32

0.955

2–6 Y

68

3.06 ± 0.62

2.86 ± 0.34

0.009

6–18 Y

36

3.15 ± 0.58

3.02 ± 0.24

0.191

0–18 Y

136

2.99 ± 0.63

2.85 ± 0.33

0.006

  1. The data are presented as the means ± standard deviation (SD). Bold data are significant at P < 0.05. M: months; Y: years; D: diopters; Km: mean keratometry; Astig: anterior corneal astigmatism; CCT: central corneal thickness; ACD: anterior chamber depth.