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- Title
Corneal biomechanical properties in myopic and emmetropic children.
- Authors
MARINESCU, M.; DASCALESCU, D.; CONSTANTIN, M.; COVILTIR, V.; BURCEL, M.; DARABUS, D.; CIULUVICA, R.; STANILA, D.; VOINEA, L.; POTOP, V.
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between corneal biomechanics and ocular morphology in myopic children and adolescents. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 170 right eyes, from 170 patients under the age of 18 years, who underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination, gathering the following data: spherical equivalent (SE) (under pharmacological cycloplegia), biomechanical parameters - corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF), structural parameters - axial length (AL) and central corneal thickness (CCT). RESULTS: The average age of the patients was 15.26 years old (55.29% girls, 44.70% boys). Out of the 170 eyes, 111 were myopic eyes and 59 were emmetropic. Myopic eyes had a significantly lower CH (p=0.001), CRF (p=0.002) and CCT (p=0.009), and higher AL (p<0.001) than emmetropic eyes. The AL and CCT were significantly higher in myopic males, compared to myopic females (p<0.001 and 0.001). In myopes, we found statistically significant negative correlations between AL and CH (Pearson's r=-0.218), CRF (r=-0.226) and also SE (r=-0.539), and positive between SE and either CH (r=0.193) or CRF (r=0.201). CONCLUSIONS: Corneal biomechanical properties are significantly related to myopia parameters in children.
- Subjects
CORNEA; MYOPIA
- Publication
European Review for Medical & Pharmacological Sciences, 2023, Vol 27, Issue 8, p3580
- ISSN
1128-3602
- Publication type
Article