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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Med.
Sec. Ophthalmology
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1489989
This article is part of the Research Topic Myopia in Childhood and Adolescence View all articles

Deep Anterior Chamber Depth May Be a Risk Factor for Axial Length Growth in Children

Provisionally accepted
Huijie Cao Huijie Cao 1,2,3Yongguo Xiang Yongguo Xiang 1,2,3Hong Cheng Hong Cheng 1,2,3Kexin Sun Kexin Sun 1,2,3Shijie Zheng Shijie Zheng 1Miaomiao Du Miaomiao Du 1,2,3Ning Gao Ning Gao 1,2,3Tong Zhang Tong Zhang 1Xin Yang Xin Yang 1Jiuyi Xia Jiuyi Xia 1Wenjuan Wan Wenjuan Wan 1*Ke Hu Ke Hu 1*
  • 1 First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
  • 2 Chongqing Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment on major blinding diseases, Chongqing, China
  • 3 Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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    To investigate and evaluate the progression of myopia and associated factors of axial length (AL) growth among children in Chongqing.This six-month prospective study was conducted on students in grades 1 to 8 at a school in Chongqing, China. All participants underwent a standard ophthalmologic examination including uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), noncycloplegic refraction, AL, and corneal topography in March 2023. Six months later, the above examinations were repeated to obtain follow-up data. Visual habits questionnaire was gained to analyze the the correlation between the AL growth and vision-related behavior.Results: A total of 417 students from Chongqing were enrolled in this study. The myopia prevalence was higher in follow-up (38.6%) than in baseline (33.3%) and the AL was longer in follow-up than in baseline (23.69 ± 1.03mm vs. 23.57 ± 1.03mm, p < 0.001). The anterior chamber depth (ACD) in students with AL growth greater than or equal to 0.2 mm (3.16 ± 0.23mm) was deeper than that in students with AL growth less than or equal to 0.05 mm (3.02 ± 0.28mm, p = 0.001), lens thickness (LT) was thinner (3.29 ± 0.10mm vs. 3.33 ± 0.10mm, p = 0.004). Furthermore, ACD was positively correlated with AL growth. (r = 0.181, p < 0.001) .

    Keywords: Myopia, progression, Axial length, Anterior chamber depth, Childre

    Received: 02 Sep 2024; Accepted: 31 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Cao, Xiang, Cheng, Sun, Zheng, Du, Gao, Zhang, Yang, Xia, Wan and Hu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Wenjuan Wan, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, Chongqing Municipality, China
    Ke Hu, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, Chongqing Municipality, China

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