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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Optom Vis Sci. 2018 Nov;95(11):976–985. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001296

Table 1.

Mean values ± SD for each ocular component by visit. The number of subjects for each measurement and visit is given in parentheses.

Visit 1 2 3 4 5 6
Target Age 0.25 years (3 months) 0.75 years (9 months) 1.5 years (18 months) 3 years 4.5 years 6.5 years
Age ± SD (years) 0.30 ± 0.070 (293) 0.80 ± 0.070 (278) 1.52 ± 0.090 (264) 3.06 ± 0.13 (243) 4.93 ± 0.42 (162) 6.52 ± 0.42 (196)
Refractive Error (SEQ; D) 2.07 ± 1.32 (293) 1.31 ± 1.02 (278) 1.08 ± 0.90 (264) 1.23 ± 0.97 (242) 1.31 ± 1.02 (162) 1.11 ± 1.01 (196)
Keratometer power (D) 43.9 ± 1.54 (289) 42.9 ± 1.48 (272) 42.7 ± 1.53 (259) 42.5 ± 1.41 (241) 42.4 ± 1.36 (156) 42.4 ± 1.33 (196)
Anterior chamber depth (mm) 2.83 ± 0.32 (292) 3.06 ± 0.36 (257) 3.01 ± 0.35 (257) 3.15 ± 0.30 (240) 3.29 ± 0.31 (160) 3.42 ± 0.30 (196)
Lens thickness (mm) 3.91 ± 0.16 (292) 3.87 ± 0.18 (259) 3.83 ± 0.17 (257) 3.81 ± 0.16 (240) 3.70 ± 0.17 (160) 3.60 ± 0.16 (196)
Vitreous chamber depth (mm) 12.45 ± 0.56 (292) 13.35 ± 0.56 (259) 13.87 ± 0.61 (257) 14.46 ± 0.64 (240) 14.98 ± 0.62 (160) 15.38 ± 0.67 (196)
Axial length (mm) 19.19 ± 0.69 (292) 20.29 ± 0.64 (257) 20.71 ± 0.7 (257) 21.42 ± 0.68 (240) 21.96 ± 0.70 (160) 22.39 ± 0.71 (196)
Anterior lens radius (mm) 7.28 ± 0.62 (286) 8.97 ± 0.74 (251) 10.04 ± 0.82 (250) 10.75 ± 0.91 (237) 11.47 ± 1.00 (154) 12.30 ± 1.15 (195)
Posterior lens radius (mm) 4.69 ± 0.30 (286) 5.19 ± 0.35 (251) 5.62 ± 0.46 (250) 5.89 ± 0.45 (237) 6.16 ± 0.44 (154) 6.27 ± 0.46 (195)
Lens power (D) 40.3 ± 2.58 (286) 37.2 ± 2.09 (251) 35.1 ± 2.24 (250) 31.7 ± 1.94 (237) 28.9 ± 1.76 (154) 27.4 ± 1.86 (195)
Lens equivalent index 1.451 ± 0.008 (286) 1.458 ± 0.009 (251) 1.462 ± 0.011 (250) 1.456 ± 0.009 (237) 1.451 ± 0.008 (154) 1.448 ± 0.007 (195)