Evaluation of ocular biometry in the Japanese population using a multicenter approach: Prospective observational study

• Published in: PloS one 2022-01, Vol.17 (7), p.e0271814
• Main Authors: Takushi Kawamorita, Hiroshi Uozato, Tetsuro Oshika, Kazuno Negishi, Takashi Fujikado, Akira Murakami, Kazutaka Kamiya, Naoyuki Maeda, Yuta Ueno, Kazuhiro Onuma, Masakazu Hirota, Rie Hoshikawa, Sachiko Masui, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Toshifumi Mihashi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271814

This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the ocular biometry of Japanese people through a multicenter approach. The uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity (UDVA and CDVA, respectively) in the log minimum angle of resolution (logMAR), subjective and objective spherical equivalent values (SE) of ocular refraction, anterior and posterior corneal curvature (ACC and PCC, respectively), anterior and posterior corneal asphericity (ACA and PCA, respectively), central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD), and ocular axial length (AL) were measured in the eyes of 250 participants (mean age = 46.5 ± 18.0 years, range: 20-90 years) across five institutions in Japan. The mean UDVA, CDVA, subjective SE, objective SE, ACC, PCC, ACA, PCA, CCT, ACD, and AL were 0.68, -0.08, -2.42 D, -2.66 D, 7.77 mm, 6.33 mm, -0.31, -0.39, 0.55 mm, 2.92 mm, and 24.78 mm, respectively. Age-related changes and sex-based differences were noted in the visual acuity, refraction, corneal shape, ACD, and AL. Our results serve as basis for future studies aiming to develop refractive correction methods and various vision-related fields.