ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Central Corneal Thickness In Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma And Normal Eyes
Dr.Ramazan YAĞCI,a Dr.Ümit EKŞİOĞLU,a Dr.Ilgaz YALVAÇ,a Dr.İnci MİDİLLİOĞLU,aDr.Remzi KASIM,a Dr.Sunay DUMANa
aGöz Kliniği, S.B. Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, ANKARA
Objective: To determine the relationship between central corneal thickness and intraocular pressure measured by applanation tonometer in glaucomatous and normal eyes.Material and Methods: One hundred and one people and 101 eyes were included in our study. Twenty-six of them had primary open angle glaucoma , 25 had pseudoexfoliative glaucoma and 50 of them were normal. Intraocular pressure values were measured by Goldmann applanation tonometer whereas central corneal thickness values were measured by ultrasonic pachymeter.Results: Mean central corneal thickness values were measured as 537,41 ± 0,21 μm in primary open angle glaucoma, 524,50 ± 37,36 μm in pseudoexfoliative glaucoma patients and 532,69 ± 32,62 μm in normal population. central corneal thickness values were smaller in pseudoexfoliative glaucoma group than the other groups but the difference was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). Mean intraocular pressure measurements were 15,88 ± 3,53 mmHg, 17,55 ± 4,87 mmHg and 15,58 ± 2,40 mmHg in primary open angle glaucoma , pseudoexfoliative glaucoma patients and normal population respectively. There were no difference between mean intraocular pressure values of different groups (P>0.05).Conclusion: There was no statistically significant difference between central corneal thickness values measured with ultrasonic pachymetry in primary open angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliative glaucoma patients and normal subjects.Keywords: Glaucoma, central corneal thickness, Intraocular PressureTurkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 2004, 13:170-174
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