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- Title
Pupillary Functions and Wavefront Aberrations in Childhood Obesity.
- Authors
Ilhan, Abdullah; Yolcu, Umit; Altun, Salih; Erdem, Uzeyir
- Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between pupillary functions, wavefront aberrations, and childhood obesity. Material and Method: Fifty-four obese children (=95th body mass index percentile) were compared with 58 age- and gender-matched controls (<85th body mass index percentile) in this case-control study. Wavefront aberrations, mesopic and photopic pupil diameters were assessed by means of OPD-Scan II [Pupillometer/Corneal Wavefront Analyser]; [ARK-10000 system (Nidek, Japan)]. Results: Photopic pupil sizes in obese children were significantly smaller than the control group (3.68±0.64 (2.61-6.09), 4.83±0.63 (2.94-6.26) mm; p<0.001). Mesopic pupil sizes in obese children were bigger than control group but it was not significant (6.88±0.58 (5.24-8.89), 6.65±0.77 (5.16-8.62) mm; p>0.05). Total optical aberrations were also significantly higher in obese children (1.17±0.79, 0.88±0.47; p<0.01). The other aberrations such as tetrafoil, trefoil, coma, and total high order aberrations were higher in obese children but these changes were insignificant. Conclusion: This study showed an association between pupillary functions, total wavefront aberrations, and obesity. These data suggest that obesity might be an important risk factor for aberrations associated with diminished optical quality in children.
- Subjects
OVERWEIGHT children; CHILDHOOD obesity; OBESITY; BODY mass index; OPTICAL aberrations; COMA
- Publication
Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences / Kafkas Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 2, p263
- ISSN
2146-2631
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5505/kjms.2021.76094