AUTHOR=Shang Jianming , Hua Yanjun , Wang Yuliang , He Ji C. , Zhou Xingtao , Qu Xiaomei 

TITLE=Comparison of lens refractive parameters in myopic and hyperopic eyes of 6–12-year-old children

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.942933

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2022.942933

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background/aims</title><p>To evaluate the influence of cycloplegia on lens refractive parameters in 6–12-year-old children with myopia and hyperopia for exploring the pathogenesis of myopia.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>One hundred eyes of 100 patients (50 boys) were included. In the myopic group, 50 subjects (25 boys and 25 right eyes) were enrolled with a mean age of 9.20 ± 1.69 years. IOLMaster 700 measurements were performed pre- and post-cycloplegia. The pictures were marked using semi-automatic software. The lens curvature and power were obtained using MATLAB image processing software. Paired and independent sample <italic>t</italic>-tests were used for data analysis. Statistical significance was set at <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Anterior and posterior lens curvature radius in myopic eyes were larger than those in hyperopic eyes, both pre- and post-cycloplegia (both <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001). The refractive power in myopic eyes was lower than that in hyperopic eyes without cycloplegia, both pre- and post-cycloplegia (both <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001). The changes in anterior lens curvature and refractive power between pre- and post-cycloplegia in hyperopic eyes were larger than those in myopic eyes (both <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.05). No significant difference was found in the change in posterior lens curvature and refractive power after cycloplegia in hyperopic and myopic eyes (<italic>P</italic> &gt; 0.05).</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Anterior and posterior surfaces of the lens were flatter, and the refractive power was lower in the myopia group than in the hyperopia group. Myopic and hyperopic patients showed a tendency for lens flattening and refractive power decrease after cycloplegia. Hyperopic patients had more changes in anterior lens curvature and refractive power after cycloplegia.</p></sec>