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Quantitative corneal anatomy in emmetropic subjects.
Antonio Lleó-pérezM. HerreraM.s. RahhalJuan A. Sanchis-gimenoLuis Garcia Alonsosubject
Adultgenetic structuresAdolescentEmmetropiaMean differenceCornea03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineReference ValuesCorneamedicineHumansProspective StudiesUltrasonographyObserver VariationAnthropometrybusiness.industryGeneral MedicineAnatomyeye diseasesOphthalmologymedicine.anatomical_structureReference values030221 ophthalmology & optometrysense organsUltrasonographyObserver variationbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
PURPOSE Currently there is little information available about the corneal thickness values of healthy emmetropic subjects. Therefore, the authors decided to analyze the corneal thickness in healthy emmetropic subjects. METHODS The authors analyzed the difference in thickness values between the thinnest corneal site and the central and paracentral cornea in 124 eyes of 124 healthy emmetropic white subjects. RESULTS The mean difference between the thinnest site of the cornea and the thickness values obtained in the areas analyzed was as follows: 12+/-6 microm center; 140+/-19 microm superonasal; 133+/-23 microm nasal; 117+/-26 microm inferonasal; 122+/-19 microm superotemporal ; 89+/-22 microm temporal; and 99+/-29 microm inferotemporal (p<0.001; one way analysis of variance test). CONCLUSIONS In healthy emmetropic white subjects the thinnest site of the cornea is statistically lower than the central and paracentral cornea.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-17 | European journal of ophthalmology |