Purpose: To determine an eventual relationship between human lens thickness and age. Methods: Lens thickness and diameter were assessed by pachymetry and stereoscopic microscopy in 108 eyes donated for corneal graft. Results: Mean lens thickness was 3.73 mm with standard deviation of 0.73 mm and mean diameter was 8,96 mm with standard deviation of 0.41 mm. Sixty-three lenses (58.3%) were from female subjects and forty-five (41.7%) were from male subjects. There was no significant difference of lens diameter and thickness between genders. Age and lens thickness presented a significant direct correlation with a 54.86 mm mean increase between ages ten and ninety. This correlation was not observed in relation to the lens diameter. Conclusion: With age, lens thickness presented a significant increase among all studied age groups.
Lens; crystalline; Age factors; Human
