Central corneal thickness measurements in premature infants

• Main Authors: Murat Gunay, Gokhan Celik, Betul Onal Gunay, Mahmut Dogru, Tugba Gursoy, Husnu Fahri Ovali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2014-06-01
• Series: International Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: central corneal thickness; measurement; prematurity
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4067666/

<b>AIM:</b>To evaluate the central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements of premature infants<b>METHODS:</b> The premature infants who were born between 25-34wk of gestational age (GA) were retrieved for the study. All CCT measurements were performed within the first 2d of their life under topical anesthesia by using an ultrasonic pachymeter.<b>RESULTS:</b> The mean CCT of 200 eyes was 647.79±63.94 µm. The mean CCT of the right and left eyes were similar (647.30±64.72 µm and 648.29±63.47 µm consecutively). The mean CCT of the girls was 642.08±54.89 µm and the boys was 653.07±71.14 µm, with no statistically significant difference (<i>P&gt;</i>0.05). But there was a negative correlation of the CCT with GA and birth weight (BW) (<i>P&lt;</i>0.01).<b>CONCLUSION:</b>The CCT values of premature babies were negatively correlated with GA and BW.