International Ophthalmology

, Volume 34, Issue 4, pp 809–815 | Cite as

Central corneal thickness in southern Egypt

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Abstract

The study aimed to determine mean central corneal thickness (CCT) in a southern Egyptian population according to gender and age using ultrasonic pachymetry and to compare these CCT measurements to different populations. A prospective, observational, consecutive case series of 4,368 non-glaucomatous subjects (emmetropes and myopes) aged 16–70 years was carried out from August 2010 to March 2013 at the outpatient ophthalmology clinic in Sohag University Hospital and the Laser Vision Center in Sohag City, Egypt. Refraction, keratometry, slit-lamp examination, and intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements were obtained for all subjects. CCT was measured by ultrasonic pachymetry. The average CCT was 530.06 ± 38.03 μm. Average CCT was 532.6 ± 33.3 μm in emmetropes, 531.5 ± 31.3 μm in myopes <6 diopters (D), 531.1 ± 31.4 μm in myopes >6 D and 533 ± 33 μm in hyperopes, with no statistically significant difference between the groups. There was a statistically significant difference in CCT between age groups and gender. There was a strong correlation between CCT and IOP among the non-glaucomatous population. CCT was found to be lower in Egyptians than in Caucasian, Hispanic, and Japanese populations but comparable to African and African American populations.

Keywords

Central corneal thickness Ultrasonic pachymetry Egypt Ethnicity 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

I would like to extend my thanks to my assisting nursing staff that helped with collecting and organizing patient data.

Conflict of interest

The author declares no conflict of interest in this paper.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of OphthalmologySohag UniversitySohagEgypt

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