Corneal thickness in dry eyes in an Iraqi population

Dry eye disorder is a multifactorial disease of the tears and ocular surface that results in discomfort and visual disturbance. Corneal pachymetry becomes increasingly important in refractive surgery, for the accurate assessment of intraocular pressure, and in the preoperative assessment of other oc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2017-01, Vol.11, p.435-440
Hauptverfasser: Ali, Noora Mauwafak, Hamied, Furkaan M, Farhood, Qasim K
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Zusammenfassung:Dry eye disorder is a multifactorial disease of the tears and ocular surface that results in discomfort and visual disturbance. Corneal pachymetry becomes increasingly important in refractive surgery, for the accurate assessment of intraocular pressure, and in the preoperative assessment of other ocular surgeries. To assess the effect of dry eye disorder on the central corneal thickness (CCT) by comparing with CCT of normal eyes of age-matched individuals. The total number of eyes examined was 280 (140 dry eyes from 70 patients and 140 normal eyes from 70 individuals). Pentacam (Scheimpflug imaging system) was used for measuring the CCT of all eyes. Patients with dry eye syndrome had significantly lower CCT compared to the control group (
ISSN:1177-5467
1177-5483
1177-5483
DOI:10.2147/OPTH.S119343