title: Human lens transparence in high-myopic subjects.
abstract: The possibility of a relation between high myopia and lens opacity was studied. For this research, the Lens Opacity Meter 701 was used. The lens opacity values measured in 91 high-myopic eyes were compared with those measured in a control group of 106 emmetropic eyes. This comparison showed that myopic had always higher lens opacity values than emmetropic ones, and this result was statistically significant after the age of 20.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Oftalmologia, Policlinico Gazzi, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Natale
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Famà
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scullica
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology*