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Abstract #55773 Published in IGR 15-4
Central corneal thickness measurements in nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy patients: a controlled study
Jabaly-Habib H; Naftali M; Habib GJournal of Ophthalmology 2014; 2014: 904373
PURPOSE: To measure central corneal thickness (CCT) in patients with history of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients older than 40 years with a history of NAION (group 1) were prospectively evaluated including full eye examination and central corneal thickness (CCT) pachymetry. Patients with a history of intraocular surgery, corneal disease, glaucoma, and contact lens wear were excluded. Measurements were also performed in a gender and age matched control group (group 2). RESULTS: Thirty-one eyes of 31 NAION patients in group 1 were included and 30 eyes of 30 participants in group 2. There were 15 men in group 1 and 9 in group 2 (P = 0.141), and mean age of the patients was 59 ± 10 years in group 1 versus 61 ± 11 years in group 2 (P = 0.708). Mean CCT was 539 ± 30 microns in group 1 and 550 ± 33 microns in group 2 (P = 0.155). CONCLUSION: Patients with NAION have no special characteristic of CCT in contrast to the crowded optic disc known to be a significant anatomic risk factor for NAION. More studies should be carried out to investigate CCT and other structure related elements in NAION patients.
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Classification:
10 Differential diagnosis e.g. anterior and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy
2.2 Cornea (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
