Age- and sex-related changes in the soft tissues of the orbital region

Forensic Science International

Volumn 185, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 115.e1-115.e8

  Sforza, Chiarella ^a   Grandi, Gaia ^a   Catti, Francesca ^a   Tommasi, Davide G ^a   Ugolini, Alessandro ^a   Ferrario, Virgilio F ^a  

^a Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell'Apparato Stomatognatico (LAFAS)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Digital anthropometry; Forensic anthropology; Growth; Man; Orbits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORBIT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 60649084935     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Fraser N.L., Yoshino M., Imaizumi K., Blackwell S.A., Thomas C.D., and Clement J.G. A Japanese computer-assisted facial identification system successfully identifies non-Japanese faces. Forensic Sci. Int. 135 (2003) 122-128
2. Roelofse M.M., Steun M., and Becker P.J. Photo identification: facial metrical and morphological features in South African males. Forensic Sci. Int. 177 (2008) 168-175
3. Shi J., Samal A., and Marx D. How effective are landmarks and their geometry for face recognition?. Comput. Vis. Image Understand. 102 (2006) 117-133
4. Barretto R.L., and Mathog R.H. Orbital measurement in black and white populations. Laryngoscope 109 (1999) 1051-1054
5. Bozkir M.G., Karakas P., and Oguz O. Measurements of soft tissue orbits in Turkish young adults. Surg. Radiol. Anat. 25 (2003) 54-57
6. Douglas T.S., and Viljoen D.L. Eye measurements in 7-year-old black South African children. Ann. Hum. Biol. 33 (2006) 241-254
7. Douglas T.S., Martinez F., Meintjes E.M., Vaughan C.L., and Viljoen D.L. Eye feature extraction for diagnosing the facial phenotype associated with fetal alcohol syndrome. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 41 (2003) 101-106
8. Fok T.F., Hon K.L., So H.K., Wong E., Ng P.C., Lee A.K.Y., and Chang A. Craniofacial anthropometry of Hong Kong Chinese babies: the eye. Orthod. Craniofac. Res. 6 (2003) 48-53
9. Gupta V.P., Sodhi P.K., and Pandey R.M. Normal values for inner intercanthal, interpupillary, and outer intercanthal distances in the Indian population. Int. J. Clin. Pract. 57 (2003) 25-29
10. Madjarova L.M., Madzharov M.M., Farkas L.G., and Katic M.J. Anthropometry of soft-tissue orbits in Bulgarian newborns: norms for incanthal and bicular widths and length of palpebral fissures in 100 boys and 100 girls. Cleft Palate-Craniofac. J. 36 (1999) 123-126
11. Moore E.S., Ward R.E., Wetherill L.F., Rogers J.L., Autti-Ramo I., Fagerlund A., Jacobson S.A., Robinson L.K., Hoyme H.E., Mattson S.N., and Foroud T. Unique facial features distinguish fetal alcohol syndrome patients and controls in diverse ethnic populations. Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. 31 (2007) 1707-1713
12. Pivnick E.K., Rivas M.L., Tolley E.A., Smithand S.D., and Presbury G.J. Interpupillary distance in a normal black population. Clin. Genet. 55 (1999) 182-191
13. Stromland K., Chen Y., Norberg T., Wennerstrom K., and Michael G. Reference values of facial features in Scandinavian children measured with a range-camera technique. Scand. J. Plast. Reconstr. Hand Surg. 33 (1999) 59-65
14. Evereklioglu C., Doganay S., Er H., Gunduz A., Tercan M., Balat A., and Cumurcu T. Craniofacial anthropometry in a Turkish population. Cleft Palate-Craniofac. J. 39 (2002) 208-218
15. Ferrario V.F., Sforza C., Colombo A., Schmitz J.H., and Serrao G. Morphometry of the orbital region: a soft-tissue study from adolescence to mid-adulthood. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 108 (2001) 285-292
16. Park D.H., Choi W.S., Yoon S.H., and Song C.H. Anthropometry of Asian eyelids by age. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 121 (2008) 1405-1413
17. Quant J.R., and Woo G.C. Eye position and head size in the Chinese population: a comparison of the Chinese from Hong Kong with the Chinese from Guangdong Province. Optom. Vis. Sci. 69 (1992) 793-796
18. Quant J.R., and Woo G.C. Normal values of eye position and head size in Chinese children from Hong Kong. Optom. Vis. Sci. 70 (1993) 668-671
19. van den Bosch W.A., Leenders I., and Mulder P. Topographic anatomy of the eyelids, and the effects of sex and age. Br. J. Ophtalmol. 83 (1999) 347-352
20. Sforza C., and Ferrario V.F. Soft-tissue facial anthropometry in three dimensions: from anatomical landmarks to digital morphology in research, clinics and forensic anthropology. J. Anthropol. Sci. 84 (2006) 97-124
21. Borman H., Özgür F., and Gürsu G. Evaluation of soft-tissue morphology of the face in 1050 young adults. Ann. Plast. Surg. 42 (1999) 280-288
22. Kunjur J., Sabesan T., and Ilankovan V. Anthropometric analysis of eyebrows and eyelids: an inter-racial study. Br. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 44 (2006) 89-93
23. Agnihotri G., and Singh D. Craniofacial anthropometry in newborns and infants. Iran. J. Pediatr. 17 (2007) 332-338
24. Farkas L.G., Hreczko T.A., and Katic M.J. Craniofacial norms in North American Caucasians from birth (one year) to young adulthood. In: Farkas L.G. (Ed). Anthropometry of the Head and Face (1994), Raven Press, New York pp. 241-235
25. Ing E., Safarpour A., Ing T., and Ing S. Ocular adnexal asymmetry in models: a magazine photograph analysis. Can. J. Ophthalmol. 41 (2006) 175-182
26. Ferrario V.F., Sforza C., Serrao G., Ciusa V., and Dellavia C. Growth and aging of facial soft-tissues: a computerised three-dimensional mesh diagram analysis. Clin. Anat. 16 (2003) 420-433
27. Ferrario V.F., Sforza C., Poggio C.E., Cova M., and Tartaglia G. Preliminary evaluation of an electromagnetic three-dimensional digitizer in facial anthropometry. Cleft Palate-Craniofac. J. 35 (1998) 9-15
28. Gualdi-Russo E. Longitudinal study of anthropometric changes with aging in an urban Italian population. Homo 49 (1998) 241-259
29. Coleman S.R. The anatomy of the aging face: volume loss and changes in 3-dimensional topography. Aesthetic Surg. J. 26 (2006) S4-S9
30. Ito I., Imada M., Ikeda M., Sueno K., Arikuni T., and Kida A. A morphological study of age changes in adult human auricular cartilage with special emphasis on elastic fibers. Laryngoscope 111 (2001) 881-886
31. Stephan C.N. Position of superciliare in relation to the lateral iris: testing a suggested facial approximation guideline. Forensic Sci. Int. 130 (2002) 29-33