http://www.avehjournal.org doi:10.4102/aveh.v74i1.307 The purpose of the study was to evaluate central corneal thickness in diabetic patients and to compare the results with controls without diabetes mellitus. Sixty-five diabetic patients (65 eyes) constituted the study group, and 50 eyes were from the healthy control group (50 non-diabetic patients). The study group was subdivided into group 1...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the anterior segment in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to compare them with those of healthy reproductive-age female volunteers. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 50 right eyes of 50 women with PCOS (group 1) and 50 right eyes of 50 healthy women (group 2). Intraocular pressure, Schirmer's test, tear film break-up time and cen...

PURPOSE To evaluate the systemic and local factors that contribute to the damage of endothelial cells in diabetic patients and to compare the endothelial structure of the cornea in diabetic and nondiabetic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) were investigated in 123 eyes of type 1 diabetic patients and in 124 eyes of nondiabet...

GOAL This study aimed to investigate the differences in values of K1 and K2 readings, the central corneal thickness (PAH) before the collagen crosslinking procedure (CXL) and 3, 6, 12 months later. METHODS 64 eyes were evaluated in retrospective cross sectional study. The corneal biomechanical parameters were taken with WaveLight Allegro Oculyzer produced by Alcon before the CXL, 3,6, 12 mont...

Purpose. To describe a surgical technique using amniotic membrane transplant (AMT) with fibrin glue (FG) for treating smaller corneal perforations more practically and appropriately filling the defect. Method. A patient with noninfectious central corneal perforation, in 1 mm in diameter, was treated with FG-assisted AMT-plug. An AMT was folded in on itself twice by using FG then a small piece o...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of central corneal thickness (CCT), corneal curvature, and axial length on applanation tonometry in an in vivo study. METHODS In a masked, prospective clinical trial, we examined 125 eyes of 125 patients scheduled for cataract surgery. Corneal curvature was measured by means of keratometry and axial length by A-scan ultrasonography. By cannulating the anterior...

OBJECTIVE To compare the long-term effects of dorzolamide hydrochloride (Trusopt, Merck and Co Inc, White-house Station, NJ), timolol maleate, and betaxolol hydrochloride on corneal endothelial cell density and corneal thickness. METHODS This 1-year multicenter study was conducted in 298 patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma who had a baseline central corneal endothelial ce...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of chronic epithelial scrape injury on corneal morphology. METHODS The corneal epithelia in one eye of 8-week-old New Zealand White rabbits were scraped at weekly intervals. Central corneal thickness was measured by ultrasonic pachymetry before epithelial scrape each week. Control never wounded (C), chronic wounded with scrape the l...

Purpose To compare the results of corneal evaluation, either total thickness and opacity depth by both technologies AS- OCT Scheimpflug imaging Sirius placido topography. Methods sixty-eight eyes sixty- eight consecutive patients with opacities were examined AS-OCT imaging. Corneal measured compared determining interchangeability using Bland–Altman plotting. Results Total was (470.32±62.10) (46...