Distribution of Axial Length in Australians of Different Age Groups, Ethnicities, and Refractive Errors

Authors

Vinay Kumar Nilagiri, University of Western Australia, Australia
Samantha Sze-Yee Lee, University of Western Australia, Australia
Gareth Lingham, Technological University DublinFollow
Jason Charng, University of Western Australia, Australia
Seyhan Yazar, Garvan Institute of Medicial Research, Australia
Alex W. Hewitt, University of Tasmania, Australia
Lynn R. Griffiths, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Paul G. Sanfilippo, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Australia
Tzu-Hsun Tsai, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin Branch, Taiwan
David A. Mackey, University of Western Australia, Australia

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

3. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, Ophthalmology

Publication Details

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37594450/

Nilagiri VK, Lee SS, Lingham G, Charng J, Yazar S, Hewitt AW, Griffiths LR, Sanfilippo PG, Tsai TH, Mackey DA. Distribution of Axial Length in Australians of Different Age Groups, Ethnicities, and Refractive Errors. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 Aug 1;12(8):14.

doi: 10.1167/tvst.12.8.14

Abstract

Treatments are available to slow myopic axial elongation. Understanding normal axial length (AL) distributions will assist clinicians in choosing appropriate treatment for myopia. We report the distribution of AL in Australians of different age groups and refractive errors.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.12.8.14

Recommended Citation

Kumar Nilagiri, Vinay; Sze-Yee Lee, Samantha; Lingham, Gareth; Charng, Jason; Yazar, Seyhan; Hewitt, Alex W.; Griffiths, Lynn R.; Sanfilippo, Paul G.; Tsai, Tzu-Hsun; and Mackey, David A., "Distribution of Axial Length in Australians of Different Age Groups, Ethnicities, and Refractive Errors" (2023). Articles. 196.
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/scschphyart/196

Funder

David Mackey is supported by a National Health and MedicalResearch Council(NHMRC) Practitioner Fellowship Program. The Raine Study Generation 2, 20 year follow-up was funded by the NHMRC (grant 1021105), Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia, Alcon Research Institute, Lions Eye Institute, The BrightFocus Foundation, and the Australian Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness. The Raine Study Generation 2, 28 year follow-up was funded by the NHMRC (grants 1126494 and 1121979) and the Heart Foundation (grant 102170). The Raine Study Generation 1, 26 year follow-up was funded by the NHMRC (Eastwood et al., ID1084947) program grant and the Lions Eye Institute. The core management of the Raine Study is funded by The University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Telethon Kids Institute, Women and Infants Research Foundation, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, The University of Notre Dame Australia, and the Raine Medical Research Foundation.

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