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The Human Eye in Presbyopia: Changes in the Lens and Ciliary Body with Age and Accommodation
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Richdale, Kathryn |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | .............................................................................................................................. ii Acknowledgments.............................................................................................................. iii Vita ..................................................................................................................................... iv List of Tables ..................................................................................................................... ix List of Figures ..................................................................................................................... x Chapter 1: Background and Literature Review .................................................................. 1 Accommodation .............................................................................................................. 1 Mechanism................................................................................................................... 1 Measurement ............................................................................................................... 2 Presbyopia ....................................................................................................................... 5 Theories ....................................................................................................................... 5 Crystalline Lens ........................................................................................................... 7 Ciliary Body .............................................................................................................. 14 Supporting Structures of the Accommodative System .............................................. 18 Purpose and Aims of Present Study .............................................................................. 21 Chapter 2: Methods ........................................................................................................... 24 viii Study Design ................................................................................................................. 24 Overview ................................................................................................................... 24 Recruitment and Enrollment ...................................................................................... 24 Data collection ........................................................................................................... 25 Image analysis ........................................................................................................... 32 Statistical Analysis ........................................................................................................ 39 Chapter 3: Results ............................................................................................................. 40 Demographics of the Study Population ......................................................................... 40 Accommodative Function ............................................................................................. 40 Ocular Biometry with Age ............................................................................................ 43 Change in the Lens and Ciliary Body with Accommodation........................................ 47 Chapter 4: Discussion ....................................................................................................... 53 Accommodative Function ............................................................................................. 53 Ocular Biometry and Age ............................................................................................. 55 Changes in the Lens and Ciliary Body with Accommodation ...................................... 61 Towards a Better Understanding of Accommodation and Presbyopia ......................... 66 Chapter 5: Conclusions ..................................................................................................... 69 References ......................................................................................................................... 70 Appendix: Tables and Figures .......................................................................................... 79 |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
