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Abstract #15728 Published in IGR 2-3
The correlation between IOP measurement, central corneal thickness and corneal curvature
Burvenich H; Sallet G; De Clercq JBulletin de la Société Belge d'Ophtalmologie 2000; 276: 23-26
In a prospective study, the authors measured the intraocular pressure (IOP), central corneal thickness (CCT) and central corneal curvature in 172 myopic eyes before and after LASIK treatment. They find a significant decrease in IOP. Statistical evaluation revealed a linear correlation between the IOP decrease and the amount of stromal ablation. The IOP and corneal curvature were measured in 21 hyperopic eyes before and after LASIK treatment. The authors did not find a change in IOP. In a retrospective study of 47 myopic eyes before and after radial keratotomy, they found no change in IOP. They conclude that CCT is important in evaluating IOP and that corneal curvature has little effect on IOP measurement.
Dr. H. Burvenich, Laser Refractie Centrum, X de Cocklaan, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium
Classification:
2.2 Cornea (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
6.1 Intraocular pressure measurement; factors affecting IOP (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
