Background: Thalassaemia major is associated with characteristic findings in craniofacial bony structures and thereby may render abnormal bony orbit and subsequently distinctive ocular biometry. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the ocular refractive and biometric characteristics in patients with thalassaemia major.
Methods: This case-controlled study comprised 94 eyes of 47 patients with thalassaemia major and 88 eyes of 44 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects.