Central corneal thickness in Senegalese melanoderms with primary open angle glaucoma

To measure the central corneal thickness (CCT) in Senegalese melanoderms with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and to determine its effect on visual impairment, intraocular pressure, optic nerve and perimetric damage. We studied retrospectively the records of patients followed for POAG between May and July 2012. We recorded CCT measured by ultrasonic pachymetry and results of the first clinical examinations, including best-corrected visual acuity (CVA), intraocular pressure (IOP) by Goldmann tonometry, cup-to-disc ratio (C/D), and visual fields by automated perimetry according to the classification of Hodapp. Two hundred and thirty-four eyes of 117 patients were enrolled. Mean age was 56.53 ± 11.29 years and gender ratio was 2.77. Mean CCT was 525.40 ± 39.63 μm for all eyes, right and left (P=0.734). Women had a mean CCT of 521.20 ± 36.20 μm and men 526.91 ± 40.79 μm (P=0.332). Corneas were thinner in patients over 50 years (P=0.0047), in eyes having a CVA