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The Relationship between Crystalline Lens Power and Refractive Error in Older Chinese Adults: The Shanghai Eye Study

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  • Jiangnan He
  • Lina Lu
  • Xiangui He
  • Xian Xu
  • Xuan Du
  • Bo Zhang
  • Huijuan Zhao
  • Jida Sha
  • Jianfeng Zhu
  • Haidong Zou
  • Xun Xu

Abstract

Purpose: To report calculated crystalline lens power and describe the distribution of ocular biometry and its association with refractive error in older Chinese adults. Methods: Random clustering sampling was used to identify adults aged 50 years and above in Xuhui and Baoshan districts of Shanghai. Refraction was determined by subjective refraction that achieved the best corrected vision based on monocular measurement. Ocular biometry was measured by IOL Master. The crystalline lens power of right eyes was calculated using modified Bennett-Rabbetts formula. Results: We analyzed 6099 normal phakic right eyes. The mean crystalline lens power was 20.34 ± 2.24D (range: 13.40–36.08). Lens power, spherical equivalent, and anterior chamber depth changed linearly with age; however, axial length, corneal power and AL/CR ratio did not vary with age. The overall prevalence of hyperopia, myopia, and high myopia was 48.48% (95% CI: 47.23%–49.74%), 22.82% (95% CI: 21.77%–23.88%), and 4.57% (95% CI: 4.05–5.10), respectively. The prevalence of hyperopia increased linearly with age while lens power decreased with age. In multivariate models, refractive error was strongly correlated with axial length, lens power, corneal power, and anterior chamber depth; refractive error was slightly correlated with best corrected visual acuity, age and sex. Conclusion: Lens power, hyperopia, and spherical equivalent changed linearly with age; Moreover, the continuous loss of lens power produced hyperopic shifts in refraction in subjects aged more than 50 years.

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  • Jiangnan He & Lina Lu & Xiangui He & Xian Xu & Xuan Du & Bo Zhang & Huijuan Zhao & Jida Sha & Jianfeng Zhu & Haidong Zou & Xun Xu, 2017. "The Relationship between Crystalline Lens Power and Refractive Error in Older Chinese Adults: The Shanghai Eye Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0170030
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170030
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    1. Guo Yin & Ya Xing Wang & Zhi Yun Zheng & Hua Yang & Liang Xu & Jost B Jonas & the Beijing Eye Study Group, 2012. "Ocular Axial Length and Its Associations in Chinese: The Beijing Eye Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(8), pages 1-8, August.
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