title: The distribution of orbscan indices in young population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the distribution of anterior eye biometry indices, such as keratometry pachymetry, anterior chamber depth (ACD), pupil diameter, and corneal diameter, as measured by Orbscan instrument in a young Iranian population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted, and subjects were selected through multistage cluster sampling from the students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Objective and subjective refraction were performed followed by Orbscan imaging.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1330 subjects were selected, 1121 of which participated in the study. After applying the exclusion criteria, the final analysis was performed on the data of 1051 subjects. The mean age of the participants was 26.1 ± 3.2 years (19-34 years old). The mean ± SD and 95% confidence interval (CI) of maximum keratometry, minimum keratometry, pupil diameter, corneal diameter, ACD, and central corneal thickness was 44.5 ± 1.7 (44.4-44.6), 43.1 ± 1.6 (43.0-43.2), 4.3 ± 0.9 (4.3-4.4), 11.7 ± 0.4 (11.7-11.7), 3.7 ± 0.3 (3.6-3.7), and 550.5 ± 35 (548.4-552.6), respectively. After adjusting for age and the mean spherical equivalent (MSE), maximum keratometry, minimum keratometry, central corneal thickness, and the thinnest pachymetry were statistically significantly higher in female subjects (P < 0.001) whilst the corneal diameter and ACD were higher in male subjects (P < 0.001). The pupil diameter and ACD showed statistically significant changes with age (P < 0.001). The MSE was only correlated with maximum keratometry and ACD (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, the distribution of Orbscan measurements for the anterior segment parameters was reported in a large sample of the young Iranian population. Age, gender, and refractive error may affect the orbscan measurements.
authors.affiliation: Noor Research Center for Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khabazkhoob
authors.affiliation: Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Negareh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yazdani
authors.affiliation: Refractive Errors Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ostadimoghaddam
authors.affiliation: Noor Research Center for Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Payam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nabovati
authors.affiliation: Noor Research Center for Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Raheleh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moravej
authors.affiliation: Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: AbbasAli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yekta
keywords: Age; Anterior segment; Gender; Iran; Orbscan