Eye growth in the second decade of life: implications for the implantation of a multifocal intraocular lens.
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PURPOSE There is a growing interest in multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in children because they lose accommodation when a cataract is removed. Many have assumed that very little, if any, eye growth occurs in the second decade of life. Multifocal IOL implantation requires precise biometry to arrive at the correct IOL power for spectacle independence. If the eye grows and the refraction becomes myopic, spectacle dependence may return. Therefore, knowing when the eye has completed its growth is critical to the decision of when to implant a multifocal IOL. METHODS Ninety-eight eyes were analyzed retrospectively. Each had at least two axial length (AL) measurements using immersion A-scan ultrasound in the second decade of life. RESULTS Globe AL was 23.36 +/- 1.52 mm at initial measurement and 23.89 +/- 1.64 mm at last measurement. Measurement data show variable growth throughout the second decade of life. Based on our data, a theoretical patient was constructed with an AL at age 10 of 23.11 mm, who would need an IOL power of 21.5 for emmetropia. That same patient would have an AL of 23.76 mm (IOL power of 19.5) at age 15 and 24.41 mm (IOL power of 17.5) at age 20. That is a 4-diopter change in the IOL power need. CONCLUSION Axial eye growth continues throughout the second decade of life, at least to age 20. These data have important implications for the use of multifocal IOLs in the preteen and teenage years.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society
دوره 107 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009