Grosor corneal en una muestra de adultos de la población chilena / Corneal thickness in a sample of adults of the chilean population
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
; 22(2): 97-103, 2011. tab, graf
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in Es
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| ID: lil-613257
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ABSTRACT
The central corneal thickness (CCT) is crucial to the estimation of the intraocular pressure (IOP). There are variations among different populations. The objective of the present job was to determine de CCT in a sample of Chilean population. The sample was taken at random from patients attending the office of an ophthalmologist of the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile. The patients age ranged between 15 and 65 years. We discarded patients with IOP over 21 mm Hg, Spherical Equivalent greater than 6 diopters or with ophthalmological local treatment. The CCT was measured using ulotrasonographyc pachymeter. We enrolled 127 patients and analized 253 eyes. The CCT average was 537,70 μm 39.34 um with an standard deviation of 32.09 um. The CCT of the studied population was less than the reported in Spanish populations in USA, greater Japanese and Afro-Americans and less than Europeans and Chinese. It is important to consider the ethnic variation of the CCT in our population regarding its effect in the correction of the IO.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Glaucoma
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Cornea
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Population Groups
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Chile
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Country of publication:
Chile