OCULAR PARAMETERS

Compiled by ABIKOYE O. PETER

ANATOMICAL PLANES

GLOBE
Weight(gm) 2.29 (Neonates) 4.05 (1 yr) 5.87 6.5 (13-15 yrs) 7.45 (Adults) S.G Volume S. Area 1.077 6.5 (ml) or 7.2(ml) 22.86 (cm2)

GLOBE
AP Diameter (mm)

16.4 22.5 23 24.2 29 20

(At birth) (Infant) (Adult) (Myope) (Hypermetrope)

(Adult) (Infant) (Adult) (Infant)

Transverse Diameter (mm) 23.6 16.00 Vertical Diameter (mm) 23.2 15.4

 IPD

58 60mm

Intercanthal distance (mm)

M 33- 34 31.7 F 32-33 30.8 RANGE 24 39 26 - 38

mode mean

CONJUCTIVA
Sac (lid margin- fornix) (mm) 5 (temporal) 13 (Superior) 9 (Inferior)

Limbus to- fornix distance (mm) 7 (Nasal) 14 (Temporal) 8-10 (Superior) 8 10 (Inferior)
Limbal Palisades (um) 30 -50 (width) 100-150 (inter palisade width) 70 -90 (Length)

CORNEA
Prolate Shaped Area(mm) 106 (Antriorly) 110 (Posteriorly) Diameter 11.75 (Horizontal) 10.6 (Vertical) Radius of curvature (mm) Anterior 7.8 Posterior 6.5 (6.2-6.8) Central thickness 0.52mm Peripheral thickness 0.67mm

7.8mm 6.5mm

CORNEAL
Endotelial Cell Density 500,000/mm2 3,000- 3,500/mm2 (young adults) 3,000/mm2 (Kanski) Refractive Index Refractive Power 1.376 45 D (Some authorities 40D)

SCLERA
Thickness Subrectus Prerectus 0.3 Equator 0.6 Limbus 0.4-0.6 Peripapillary 0.8 (1.0 in posterior pole) Radius of curvature (mm) External 12.0 Internal 11.5

Depth (mm) Volume (ul) Surface Area (mm2) Diameter (mm)

ANTERIOR CHAMBER
3.15 (2.6 4.4) 250 (186 +/- 3.7) 323 11.3 12.4

Boundaries anteriorly corneal endothelium; peripherally trabecular meshwork, a portion of the ciliary body, and the iris root; posteriorly - anterior iris surface and the pupillary area of the anterior lens The anterior chamber angle is formed at the periphery of the chamber, where the corneoscleral and uveal coats

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