Abstract
Identifying the peri-ocular anthropometric measurements characteristic of Saudi Arabian eyes.
A prospective, cohort, hospital-based study.
Measurements were made on 668 subjects (mean age 33.8
years; 58.7% female). The horizontal palpebral aperture was 30.1
±
2.9
mm (mean
±
SD), vertical palpebral aperture was 10.1
±
0.85
mm, upper lid skin fold height was 3.6
±
1.9
mm, upper lid crease height was 9.6
±
0.8
mm, eyebrow height was 10.2
±
2.7
mm, and intercanthal distance was 32
±
2.7
mm. There was a statistically significant correlation between gender and eyebrow height (
P
=
0.001) and gender and horizontal palpebral aperture (
P
=
0.016), but no significant correlations were noted between any measurement and age.
Saudi Arabian eyes are unique in exhibiting a higher upper lid skin fold, higher lid crease.