Age-related Changes in Anterior, Posterior Corneal Astigmatism in a Korean Population
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 911-915, 2017.
Article
de Ko
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-194886
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate age-related changes in anterior and posterior corneal astigmatism in Koreans. METHODS: The anterior and posterior corneal astigmatisms of 160 subjects with age ranging from 11 to 92 years, none of whom experienced any complications, were measured with a rotating Scheimpflug camera (Pentacam®). Using this data, the changing proportions of with-the-rule to against-the-rule and changing tendency of anterior and posterior corneal astigmatisms with age were evaluated using polar value analysis according to the Naeser method. RESULTS: For the anterior cornea, the proportion of with-the-rule astigmatisms decreased with age (p < 0.0001). On the other hand, for the posterior cornea, the proportion of against-the-rule astigmatisms decreased with age (p = 0.012). In the polar value analysis, there was a trend toward against-the-rule astigmatism associated with increasing age for the anterior cornea (p < 0.0001) and toward with-the-rule astigmatism for the posterior cornea (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: In previous studies, the anterior corneal surface shifted from with-the-rule to against-the-rule astigmatism with increasing age, whereas the posterior corneal surface remained as against-the-rule astigmatism in most cases. But, our results showed that the proportion of against-the-rule astigmatisms of the posterior cornea decreased with age. Thus, evaluation of posterior corneal astigmatisms should be performed before cataract surgery in old patients, especially when using a multifocal or toric intraocular lens.
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Indice:
WPRIM
Sujet Principal:
Astigmatisme
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Cataracte
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Cornée
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Main
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Lentilles intraoculaires
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Méthodes
Limites du sujet:
Humans
langue:
Ko
Texte intégral:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Année:
2017
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Article