2012, Number 2
Central corneal thickness in chronic simple glaucoma
Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Objective: determine whether central corneal thickness is a factor to be considered in the management of patients with chronic simple glaucoma.Methods: a case-control study was conducted with a group of 100 patients with chronic simple glaucoma and a group of 100 healthy persons who presented with symptoms of visual asthenopathy.
Results: increase in intraocular pressure was proportional to central corneal thickness, with significant differences (p= 0.000) between the two groups. As the cup-disc ratio increases, central corneal thickness decreases (p= 0.04 and 0.008). Lower central corneal thickness values were found in the case group.
Conclusions: central corneal thickness was directly proportional to intraocular pressure levels, and inversely proportional to cup-disc ratio. It is therefore a factor to be considered in the management of chronic simple glaucoma.
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