Biomedical subjects

B Aamo

Publications and source records attributed to B Aamo.

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PubMed1994

Ocular parameters in elderly in Norway.

A retrospective review of medical records of 434 patients (mean age 76.2 +/- 10.1 years) undergoing cataract surgery was performed to detect possible sex differences for several ocular parameters and their change with age. More women were operated for cataract than men by a 2:1 ratio. Their age was not significantly different. Women had higher intraocular pressure (15.4 +/- 3.5 mmHg), shorter axial length (22.98 +/- 1.31 mm) and steeper cornea (43.64 +/- 1.61D) than men (14.7 +/- 3.6 mmHg, 23.33 +/- 0.97 mm and 42.88 +/- 1.52D, respectively). For both sexes, a negative correlation between the corneal refraction and axial length was revealed. For women, a trend towards shorter eyes in the higher age groups was found. Among those older than 80 years, stronger intraocular lenses were implanted in women than in men. Based on these results, more attention should be paid to the differences between women and men regarding ocular parameters in the elderly.

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PubMed1992

Myopia among medical students in Norway.

In this study the prevalence of myopia and age at onset among medical students were determined. Of the 140 senior medical students at The Faculty of Medicine, University of Trondheim, Norway, 133 (75 females, 58 males) were examined. Visual acuity was tested and the refractive error was measured using automated refraction and clinical refractive technique. The prevalence of myopia was found to be 50.3% in the right eye (n = 67) without significant difference between female and male students. The refractive state was unrelated to body height. Among the myopic students, the mean equivalent sphere was -2.34 +/- 2.01 D in the right eye (range -9.25 D to -0.25 D). A clear relationship was detected between the current amount of myopia and the age at which corrective lenses were first prescribed. However, as much as 43.3% of the myopic students wearing corrective lenses first received these at the age of about 20 years, indicating a relatively high prevalence rate of adult-onset myopia.

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