The Effect of Anthropometry on Refractive Error and Ocular Biometry in Children with β Thalassemia Major

Abstract

AIM: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of anthropometry on refractive error and ocular biometry in children with β-thalassemia major. METHOD: This study was an analytical observational with a cross-sectional design which conducted in 1 day care thalassemia pediatric Department and Ophthalmology Department of North Sumatera University Hospital from February to April 2019. The study included 44 children with β-thalassemia major. RESULTS: Anthropometric analysis of refractive errors did not show a significant correlation, whereas anthropometric analysis on biometry showed a significant correlation between height and axial length of the right eye (p = 0.004) and left eye (p = 0.043), then showed significant correlations between height and anterior chamber depth of the right eye (p = 0.027) and left eye (p = 0.016). CONCLUSION: Height affects the axial length and anterior chamber depth, but there are no anthropometric variables that affect refractive errors in this study. Edited by: Ksenija Bogoeva-Kostovska Citation: Amra AA, Aldy F, Lubis B, Rahman E. The Effect of Anthropometry on Refractive Error and Ocular Biometry in Children with β-Thalassemia Major . Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2021 May 14; 9(T3):64-67. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6280