Key result
Childhood obesity is not linked to altered anterior segment parameters compared to healthy controls.
Why the study?
Differences in anterior segment parameters between obese and normal children were not well established.
Are anterior segment parameters measured by Pentacam-Scheimpflug imaging different in obese children compared to healthy children?
Observational (n=81)
Yes
Are anterior segment parameters measured by Pentacam-Scheimpflug imaging different in obese children compared to healthy children?
Obesity does not appear to significantly alter anterior segment parameters in children as measured by Pentacam-Scheimpflug imaging.
Similar anterior segment parameters in obese versus healthy children warrant no immediate clinical adjustment; leaves open associations with other ocular outcomes.
Purpose: To evaluate whether Pentacam-Scheimpflug imaging of anterior segment parameters are different in obese children than in normal children.Methods: This prospective comparative study was conducted using a total of 40 obese children and 41 healthy children.All subjects underwent comprehensive ophthalmologic examinations, including refraction, intraocular pressure, anterior segment and fundus examination.In addition, central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber volume (ACV), and anterior chamber angle (ACA) values were measured using a Pentacam-Scheimpflug camera.Results: The mean CCT, ACD, ACV, and ACA values were similar in obese and healthy pediatric individuals.The correlation analysis revealed no statistically significant influence of BMI, age, and sex for any measurements of anterior segment parameters in the obese and control groups.Conclusion: These results may be helpful to the clinician in assesment of diagnosis and follow-up of obese children with additional ocular pathologies.
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Koca et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Obesity (n=81). Obesity vs. Healthy, non-obese children was evaluated on Central corneal thickness (CCT) in µm (p=0.134). Obesity in children was not associated with significant differences in anterior segment parameters, including central corneal thickness, compared to healthy controls.
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