Affiliation:
1. Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
2. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Third Hospital of Nanchang City, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
Abstract
Objectives To determine the typical corneal changes in pure microphthalmia using a corneal topography system and identify characteristics that may assist in early diagnosis. Methods Patients with pure microphthalmia and healthy control subjects underwent corneal topography analysis (Orbscan IIZ® Corneal Topography System; Bausch and Lomb, Bridgewater, NJ, USA) to determine degree of corneal astigmatism (mean A), simulation of corneal astigmatism (sim A), mean keratometry (mean K), simulated keratometry (sim K), irregularities in the 3 - and 5-mm zone, and mean thickness of nine distinct corneal regions. Results Patients with pure microphthalmia ( n = 12) had significantly higher mean K, sim K, mean A, sim A, 3.0 mm irregularity and 5.0 mm irregularity, and exhibited significantly more false keratoconus than controls ( n = 12). There was a significant between-group difference in the morphology of the anterior corneal surface and the central curvature of the cornea. Conclusions Changes in corneal morphology observed in this study could be useful in borderline situations to confirm the diagnosis of pure microphthalmia.
Subject
Biochemistry (medical),Cell Biology,Biochemistry,General Medicine
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