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The results were compared to 66 eyes of healthy pediatric patients. Results: Study groups were classified as a hyperopic group (SE \u2265 2D) and an emmetropic group (SE &lt; 2D). The hyperopic group have shorter AL than the emmetropic group (p &lt; 0.001). The mean CT is greater in the hyperopic group (p = 0.039), and there are no significant differences between CT and gender (p = 0.389). Study participants were also classified by age (2\u20135 years old and 6\u201318 years old), and we observe differences in CT, but these differences are only significant for the 6\u201318 years old group (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: CT in hyperopic pediatric populations is statistically thicker than in healthy pediatric patients. 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