title: Variation of corneal thickness with age in young New Zealanders.
abstract: The central thickness of the left eyes of 1082 New Zealand students aged 5 to 20 years were measured using optical pachometry. No significant variation in corneal thickness was found with increasing age. The mean corneal thickness of the left eye was 540 +/- 25 microns. No significant differences in corneal thickness were found when the effects of sex or cultural groupings were examined. Corneal thickness appears to remain constant between the age of 5 and 20 years, irrespective of sex or cultural grouping.
authors.affiliation: Department of Optometry, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herse
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D012737:Sex Factors