Table 1.
Ophthalmic examinations of a Chinese family with peripheral sclerocornea.
| Affected cases | Age (years) | Eye | Average keratometry (diopter) | Average corneal diameter (mm) | Pachymetry (μm) | Anterior chamber depth (mm) | Axial length (mm) |
| I-1 | 87 | R | 46.5 | 6.1 | 403 | 3.86∗ | 22.45 |
| L | 44.5 | 5.8 | 409 | 3.88∗ | 22.39 | ||
| II-1 | 63 | R | 43.4 | 6.5 | 472 | 2.01 | 23.08 |
| L | 45.3 | 6.6 | 479 | 2.12 | 22.92 | ||
| II-2 | 55 | R | 44.0 | 8.6 | 475 | 2.68 | 27.11 |
| L | 43.6 | 8.5 | 476 | 2.60 | 24.36 | ||
| II-3 | 52 | R | 41.9 | 6.7 | 521 | 2.49 | 23.62 |
| L | 43.9 | 6.8 | 526 | 2.49 | 23.40 | ||
| III-1 | 41 | R | 43.5 | 8.5 | 439 | 2.98 | 25.12 |
| L | 43.2 | 8.4 | 428 | 2.92 | 25.32 | ||
| III-5 | 26 | R | 44.3 | 9.8 | 486 | 2.84 | 27.49 |
| L | 44.6 | 9.6 | 495 | 2.88 | 28.86 | ||
| Average | 54.0 | 44.1 | 7.7∗∗ | 471∗∗ | 2.60∗∗ | 24.67 | |
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| Unaffected cases | Age (years) | Eye | Average keratometry (diopter) | Average corneal diameter (mm) | Pachymetry (μm) | Anterior chamber depth (mm) | Axial length (mm) |
| II-4 | 50 | R | 45.1 | 10.8 | 578 | 2.88 | 23.12 |
| L | 45.2 | 10.9 | 574 | 2.90 | 23.05 | ||
| II-5 | 48 | R | 46.2 | 11.0 | 533 | 3.02 | 23.52 |
| L | 45.7 | 11.1 | 550 | 3.05 | 23.68 | ||
| III-6 | 23 | R | 45.0 | 11.2 | 565 | 2.96 | 26.06 |
| L | 45.0 | 11.3 | 563 | 2.95 | 25.89 | ||
| III-8 | 28 | R | 45.8 | 10.9 | 584 | 3.44 | 24.85 |
| L | 45.6 | 10.9 | 590 | 3.45 | 24.70 | ||
| III-9 | 27 | R | 38.0∗ | 11.6 | 408∗ | 3.22 | 25.50 |
| L | 38.0∗ | 11.7 | 412∗ | 3.16 | 25.45 | ||
| III-10 | 24 | R | 42.7 | 11.8 | 573 | 3.28 | 26.60 |
| L | 42.9 | 11.8 | 574 | 3.30 | 26.07 | ||
| III-11 | 11 | R | 44.8 | 10.8 | 550 | 2.77 | 22.53 |
| L | 44.8 | 10.8 | 553 | 2.68 | 21.92 | ||
| III-12 | 10 | R | 44.6 | 10.8 | 536 | 3.30 | 22.80 |
| L | 44.2 | 10.9 | 533 | 3.37 | 22.88 | ||
| Average | 27.6 | 44.8 | 11.1∗∗ | 561∗∗ | 3.11∗∗ | 24.29 | |
Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare the measurements between affected and unaffected subjects. An asterisk (∗) indicates the value excluded for statistical analysis because of the pseudophakic status in I-1 and previous bilateral laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in III-9. Double asterisks (∗∗) indicate the presence of significant difference (p < 0.05) between affected and unaffected cases. R: right; L: left.