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Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
Published in: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology 4/2014

01-07-2014 | Clinical Investigation

Refractive error change and its association with ocular and general parameters in junior high school students in Taiwan

Authors: Chia-Chin Liao, Li-Ju Chen, Jy-Haw Yu, Jen-Chieh Lin

Published in: Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology | Issue 4/2014

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Abstract

Purpose

To assess the relationships between refractive error and ocular and general parameters in Taiwanese junior high school students and to identify the predictive factors associated with the changes in refractive error.

Methods

This was a prospective, school-based study. A total of 687 students (357 boys and 330 girls) from a municipal junior high school in Taipei were enrolled. The students’ refractive status, intraocular pressure, and ocular parameters were measured first in 2010 and again 1 year later. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression models and generalized estimating equations (GEEs).

Results

Significant differences were found between the baseline (2010) and 1-year follow-up (2011) mean anterior chamber depths, mean axial lengths, and mean horizontal and vertical corneal refractive powers. GEE models revealed that vertical and horizontal corneal refractive powers, axial length, and anterior chamber depth were significantly associated with refractive error change.

Conclusions

Students with a longer axial length, steeper corneal radius, and shallower anterior chamber depth had an increased risk of myopic refractive errors.
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Metadata
Title
Refractive error change and its association with ocular and general parameters in junior high school students in Taiwan
Authors
Chia-Chin Liao
Li-Ju Chen
Jy-Haw Yu
Jen-Chieh Lin
Publication date
01-07-2014
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0021-5155
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2246
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-014-0328-2

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