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We reviewed the axial length measurements of 1000 cataractous eyes ranging from 20.9 mm to 29.4 mm with an average value of 23.45 mm. Average measurements were 3.4 mm for the anterior chamber depth, 4.43 mm for the lens thickness and 15.62 mm for the vitreous cavity. Comparative studies revealed that an increase in axial length is due to an increase in the anterior chamber and vitreous cavity’s depth and a concommitant decrease in the lens thickness.
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Shammas, H.J. (1987). A-scan biometry of 1000 cataractous eyes. In: Ossoinig, K.C. (eds) Ophthalmic Echography. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3315-6_12
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