Table 5.
Annual reductions in anterior segment parameters according to the age of subjects.
| Age-group, years | ACV | ACD | ACW-H | ACW-V | LV | PD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mm3/year | % | mm/year | % | mm/year | % | mm/year | % | mm/year | % | mm/year | % | |
| 21–30 | −0.887 | 0.45 | −0.019 | 0.45 | −0.003 | 0.02 | −0.005 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 3.6 | −0.092 | 1.1 |
| 31–40 | −1.547 | 0.68 | −0.018 | 0.49 | −0.008 | 0.07 | −0.007 | 0.06 | 0.012 | 9.8 | −0.069 | 0.8 |
| 41–50 | −3.019 | 1.12 | −0.029 | 0.79 | −0.005 | 0.04 | −0.004 | 0.03 | 0.023 | 5.4 | −0.076 | 0.9 |
| 51–60 | −2.244 | 0.98 | −0.022 | 0.82 | −0.031 | 0.22 | −0.04 | 0.28 | 0.005 | 1.2 | −0.004 | 0.1 |
Results are presented as the mean.
ACV = anterior chamber volume, ACD = anterior chamber depth, ACW-H = anterior chamber width measured in the horizontal direction, ACW-V = anterior chamber width measured in the vertical direction, LV = lens vault, and PD = pupil diameter.