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The relationship between anterior chamber depth and the presence of diabetes in the Tanjong Pagar Survey.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17659975     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To examine the relationships of diabetes with anterior chamber depth, axial length, and refraction. DESIGN: Population-based cross-sectional study. METHODS: This analysis included 943 Singapore Chinese subjects ages 40 to 81 years from the Tanjong Pagar Survey. Diabetes was determined by self-report. A-mode ultrasound was used to measure axial dimensions. Refraction was performed with an autorefractor and refined subjectively. RESULTS: There were 140 (11.4%) participants with diabetes. After controlling for age and gender, participants with diabetes had shallower anterior chambers (2.78 vs 2.91 mm, P = .004) and thicker lenses (4.88 vs 4.75 mm, P = .003), but similar spherical equivalent refraction (-0.38 vs -0.47 diopters [D], P = .73), axial length (23.09 vs 23.19 mm, P = .40), and vitreous chamber depth (15.52 vs 15.59 mm, P = .53). CONCLUSIONS: In the Singapore Chinese population, persons with diabetes have shallower anterior chambers and thicker lenses than those without diabetes. Diabetes may be a risk factor for angle closure glaucoma (ACG).
Authors:
Seang-Mei Saw; Tien Y Wong; Steven Ting; Athena W P Foong; Paul J Foster
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  144     ISSN:  0002-9394     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  2007 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-07-30     Completed Date:  2007-09-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370500     Medline TA:  Am J Ophthalmol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  325-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. cofsawsm@nus.edu.sg
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anterior Chamber / ultrasonography*
Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus / diagnosis*,  ethnology*
Humans
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance*
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Singapore / epidemiology

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