Axial Length of Eyeball in Emmetropic Eye —A study in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital

Introduction: Axial length is one of the most important parameter for optometry and oculoplastic surgery. This variable is very crucial in biometry for the measurement of the power intraocular lens accurately in cataract surgery. Many studies were carried out in various populations to determine axial length in emmetropic eye. However, there is only one study on axial length measurement in emmetropic eye in Bangladesh. This study aimed to determine the axial length in emmetropic eye in Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross sectional analytical study was conducted among 200 emmetropic eye of Bangladeshi people who were attend with the patient, in department of Ophthalmology in Rajshahi Medical college between from july 2017 to june 2018.Data was collected through face to face interview, checking visual activity by Snellen chart and axial length of eyeball by A scan ultrasonography. Results: The mean SD age of participants was 36.5(£14.5) years. Participants are almost equal in sex distribution. The mean axial length of right and left eye was 23.07£0.69 mm and 23.02 0.66 mm respectively and significant (p< 0.001). Conclusion: Optical parametry is a non-invasive diagnostic and assessment tool. So axial length measurement is help in the actual measurement of intra ocular lens inplantation of cataract surgery and it also provide supplementary information to researcher domain in the actual measurement of intraocular lens inplantation in cararact surgery and may also provide supplementary information to researcher domain.