Semra Acer1, Sebahat Yılmaz Ağladıoğlu2, Gökhan Pekel3, Bayram Özhan2, Ebru Nevin Çetin3, Ramazan Yağcı3, Cem Yıldırım3. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Pamukkale University, Kinikli Kampusu, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: semraacer2002@yahoo.com. 2. Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Pamukkale University, Kinikli Kampusu, Denizli, Turkey. 3. Department of Ophthalmology, Pamukkale University, Kinikli Kampusu, Denizli, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare crystalline lens density in obese and nonobese children. METHODS: A total of 40 obese (25 females) and 46 age-sex matched controls (26 females) were included in this prospective study. Children with ocular diseases (except for mild refractive errors), ocular trauma, or surgery and any systemic disorders, including diabetes, were excluded. Lens densitometry (LD), central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD) and corneal volume (CV) were measured by Pentacam HR. RESULTS: Mean participant age was 12.0 ± 1.9 (range, 7.2-18 years) in the obese group and 11.7 ± 2.0 (range, 7.5-16.1 years) in the control group. The BMI was 29.9 ± 4.5 in the obese group and 18.7 ± 2.5 in the control group (P ≤ 0.05). The vertical, horizontal, and areal lens density measurements were higher in obese group than in controls (P ≤ 0.05). There was a positive correlation between BMI and vertical, horizontal, and areal lens density measurements. The difference in CCT, ACD, and CV was not statistically significant between groups (P ≥ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: There is increased lens density in the obese children compared with controls. Pentacam HR may provide objective data about lens density in children.
PURPOSE: To compare crystalline lens density in obese and nonobese children. METHODS: A total of 40 obese (25 females) and 46 age-sex matched controls (26 females) were included in this prospective study. Children with ocular diseases (except for mild refractive errors), ocular trauma, or surgery and any systemic disorders, including diabetes, were excluded. Lens densitometry (LD), central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD) and corneal volume (CV) were measured by Pentacam HR. RESULTS: Mean participant age was 12.0 ± 1.9 (range, 7.2-18 years) in the obese group and 11.7 ± 2.0 (range, 7.5-16.1 years) in the control group. The BMI was 29.9 ± 4.5 in the obese group and 18.7 ± 2.5 in the control group (P ≤ 0.05). The vertical, horizontal, and areal lens density measurements were higher in obese group than in controls (P ≤ 0.05). There was a positive correlation between BMI and vertical, horizontal, and areal lens density measurements. The difference in CCT, ACD, and CV was not statistically significant between groups (P ≥ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: There is increased lens density in the obesechildren compared with controls. Pentacam HR may provide objective data about lens density in children.
Authors: Said Karimzad; Paramdeep S Bilkhu; James S Wolffsohn; Srikanth Bellary; Hala Shokr; Rishi Singhal; Doina Gherghel Journal: Nutrients Date: 2022-06-14 Impact factor: 6.706