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Measurement of central corneal thickness by ultrasound pachymetry | 53742
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access

ISSN: 2155-9570

+44 1223 790975

Measurement of central corneal thickness by ultrasound pachymetry and oculus pentacam in well controlled glaucoma patients: A hospital based comparative study


8th Global Ophthalmology Meeting

July 18-19, 2016 Chicago,USA

Qasim K Farhood and Riyam Faihan Al-Mamory

University of Babylon, Iraq

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Ophthalmol

Abstract :

Background: Central corneal thickness (CCT) measurement has an importance in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and many corneal diseases. Objective of the Study: Comparative measurement of (CCT) by ultrasonic pachymeter with that measured by oculus pentacam in both normal subjects and well-controlled glaucoma patients. Patients & Methods: CCT was measured in 173 eyes of both control and patients with open angle glaucoma (normal IOP) attending Ibn Alhaitham Teaching Eye Hospital by oculus pentacam and then by ultrasound pachymeter at the same morning by the same technicians. Results: The results showed no significant difference in CCT measured by the two devices in both glaucoma and control groups (547.29�?±49.32 �?¼m with pentacam versus 547.66�?±45.24 �?¼m with ultrasound pachymeter) for glaucoma patients and (551.02�?±36.28 �?¼m with pentacam versus 541.25�?±34.96 with ultrasound pachymeter) for control group. P values were >0.05 in both groups (statistically not significant). Conclusion & Recommendation: Ultrasonic pachymeter and oculus pentacam can be used interchangeably in measuring CCT and we recommend non-touch method (in this study Pentacam Scheimpflug camera) for measuring CCT during assessment of glaucoma patients or any ocular disease or surgery.

Biography :

Email: oumer.sada@gmail.com

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