THE MOST COMMON RANGE OF AXIAL LENGTH IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CATARACT EXTRACTION IN PAKISTANI POPULATION
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Keywords
Axial Length, IOL Power Calculation, Cataract Extraction
Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of patients falling in various ranges of axial length recorded and most common range in our community undergoing cataract extraction.
Methods: A cross sectional study conducted at department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore. 400 patients, fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected. Axial length measured separately on each eye. A total of 10 measurements were taken for each eye, mean of which recorded in the proforma designed for the study. Data analysis was done using IBM SPSS version 20.0.
Results: The patient’s age ranged between 40-70 years with a mean of 56.92±9.15 years. 206 (51.5%) patients were males and 194 (48.5%) females. The mean axial length was 22.93±1.28mm and 22.86±1.19mm in right and left eyes respectively. The most common axial length ranged between 19-23mm in both eyes (57.5% in right eye, 59.3% in left eye) followed by 23-25mm (40.3% in right eye, 38.5% in left eye). There was no significant variation in axial length across age and gender.
Conclusion: The commonest range of axial length in Pakistani population is 19-23mm followed by 23-25mm regardless of age and gender.
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Abdul Rauf
Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital / Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan.
Huma Kayani Saigol
Principal/Professor/HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, Khawaja Safdar Medical College Sailkot/ Allama Iqbal Teaching Hospital, Pakistan.
Muhammad Numan Qayyum
Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital / Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan.
Najam Iqbal Ahmed
Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital / Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan.
Beenish Javaid
WMO Department of Ophthalmology, THQ Hospital Pattoki, Pakistan.
Maham Javed
Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital / Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan
