• Graefes Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. · Jan 2004

    Scotopic pupil size in a normal pediatric population using infrared pupillometry.

    • Eva-Maria Kohnen, Alina A Zubcov, and Thomas Kohnen.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Kohnen@em.uni-frankfurt.de
    • Graefes Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 2004 Jan 1; 242 (1): 18-23.

    PurposeTo determine scotopic pupil diameter in a normal pediatric population.MethodsScotopic pupil size was measured in 166 eyes of 83 children with a mean age of 6.01+/-4.11 years (range 0.51-14.26 years) using the light and hand-held Colvard infrared pupillometer. Measurements were performed under dim illumination after 2 min of dark adaptation. The Colvard infrared pupillometer utilizes light amplification technology to determine scotopic pupil size.ResultThe mean scotopic pupil diameter was 6.06+/-0.95 mm (range 4.0-8.5 mm) in the right eyes (OD) and 6.11+/-1.02 mm (range 4.0-8.5 mm) in the left eyes (OS), and 6.09+/-0.98 mm (range 4.0-8.5 mm) for both eyes (OU). An increase in mean scotopic pupil size with age was detected, with a peak of 7.28+/-0.42 mm at the age of 10-11 years. The correlation coefficient for age and scotopic pupil diameter was 0.51 OU (OD 0.52, OS 0.51), and the correlation coefficient for objective refraction (spherical equivalent) and scotopic pupil diameter was 0.05 OU (OD 0.01, OS 0.08).ConclusionsThe scotopic pupil diameter in a pediatric population increases with age until the age of 11 years and then decreases again.

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