Axial length elongation profiles from 3 to 6 years in an Asian paediatric population: the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes birth cohort study (GUSTO)

CONCLUSION: In this preschool cohort, AL elongates at an average length of 0.80 mm from 3 to 6 years, with myopes demonstrating the greatest elongation. The differences in 95th percentile limits for AL elongation between myopes, emmetropes and hyperopes can be valuable information in identifying myopia development in preschool children.PMID:37726156 | DOI:10.1136/bjo-2023-323906

Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - September 19, 2023 Category: Opthalmology Authors: David Ziyou Chen Charlene Wong Janice Sing Harn Lam Chen-Hsin Sun Yien Lai Victor Teck Chang Koh Yap-Seng Chong Seang-Mei Saw Yih-Chung Tham Cheryl Ngo Source Type: research