Effect of Age on Ocular Biometry in an African Population

Abstract

There are few studies that enable direct comparison of the ocular dimensions of subjects of different races1-2. Therefore, it is important to characterise the different ocular structures and visual parameters because in a globalised world it is easy for people of different races and ethnicities to come for routine check-ups. This characterisation makes possible to detect alterations or pathologies. There are many publications on the changes that the eyeball undergoes with age in the Caucasian and Asian population3, but few or none on the African population4. Therefore, the aim of this study is to establish the basis for a characterisation study of the Senegalese population that will serve as a starting point for a more complete study.