December 17, 2002
1 min read
Save

Prevalence of anisometropia rises in juvenile, post-presbyopic years

LONDON — The prevalence of anisometropia seems to rise in the juvenile and again in the post-presbyopic age ranges, according to a study.

R.A. Weale and others at Kings College London tabulated data on the prevalence of non-amblyopic anisometropia among adults throughout the world. The researchers plotted the statistics as a function of age.

The global results show a systemic rise in the prevalence of anisometropia with age. The fitted linear regression has a significant positive slope of 1% for every 7 years (P < .0005).

The study is published in the November/December issue of Ophthalmic Research.