Lens opacity: a population study

Int Ophthalmol. 1992 Jan;16(1):1-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00917065.

Abstract

Age-corrected normal values for the Opacity Lens Meter (OLM) 701 were established by measuring 1598 eyes of 799 healthy volunteers. This study revealed a remarkable age-relation for the normal values. The average readings of the OLM of the 30-year-old subjects were around 10 units whereas the average for the 65-year-olds was close to 20 units. The best fit of the opacity vs. age was a quadratic function. The interindividual variation was small in the young and quite large in the older population. The correlation between contralateral eyes was high (R = 0.93).

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging / physiology*
  • Cataract / physiopathology*
  • Child
  • Demography
  • Humans
  • Lens, Crystalline / physiopathology*
  • Light
  • Middle Aged
  • Reference Values
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Vision Tests / instrumentation