Abstract:

Information about age related normative measurement of orbital region in Anatolian men; growth changes in young adult, adult and elderly. A total of 300 men (100 between 20-40 years; 100 between 40-60 years and 100 60-up years) were selected using random sampling method. All of the men were taken photograph in the Frankfurt horizontal plane position, same photographic machine and distance (1.5 meter). All the photos were measured by using Image J programme. The means of horizontal palpebral fissure of three age groups were 33.51±3.97, 32.06±3.87 and 31.42±4.02 mm, respectively. The average of outercanthal distance of three groups were 110.15±9.18, 113.06±11.31 and 116.26±11.69 mm, respectively. The average of intercanthal distance of three groups were 43.2±4.78, 48.80±6.40 and 52.86±6.94 mm, respectively. There were statistically significant differences in intercanthal, outercanthal and inter pupillar distances according to age groups (p<0.05), but in nose root there were no statistically significant differences (p<0.05). While it was observed that age-related decline in horizontal palpebral fissure measurement from soft tissue measurements of orbital structure, there was an increase in the outer and intercanthal distances where the bone structure was involved. Data collected in the present study could serve as a data base for the human periocular anthropometric measurements during normal growth, development, aging and elderly. Evaluation of traumas, craniofacial operation, teratogenic orbital injuries, aging of living, dead person; personal identification may also useful from age based data banks.

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