Distribution of Central Corneal Thickness and Intraocular Pressure in a Large Population of Turkish School Children

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dc.contributor.authorSakalar, Yildirim Bayezit
dc.contributor.authorKeklikci, Ugur
dc.contributor.authorUnlu, Kaan
dc.contributor.authorAlakus, Mehmet Fuat
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Mine
dc.contributor.authorDag, Umut
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:20:29Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:20:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To determine the distribution of central corneal thickness (CCT) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in a population of Turkish school children and to evaluate the relationships between these values and both age and gender. Methods: A total of 30,320 eyes from 15,160 healthy school children aged 5-18 years were examined. CCT and IOP were measured using an ultrasonic pachymeter and a non-contact tonometer, respectively. Measurements were compared with age, gender, and parental consanguinity of subjects. Results: The mean age of the school children was 10.43 +/- 2.54 years. For right eyes, mean CCT was 557.91 +/- 34.26 mu m and mean IOP was 14.15 +/- 2.87 mmHg. Mean CCT was significantly thicker in males compared to females (P < 0.0001). Mean IOP was significantly higher in females compared to males (P < 0.0001). CCT in children aged 14 years and older was significantly thinner than that in the younger age groups (P < 0.0001). There was a significant difference among the age groups for IOP (P < 0.05). No significant differences were observed in CCT or IOP related to parental consanguinity (P = 0.538, P = 0.319, respectively). Conclusion: Mean CCT in Turkish school children is of comparable thickness to that in Western school children. CCT reached adult values around 14 years of age in our children. Furthermore, males had thicker CCT than females. IOP was lower in males than females, and increased with age.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipT.R. Prime Ministry Southeastern Anatolia Regional Development Administration; Governorship of Diyarbakir; McDonald's Children's Foundationen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by T.R. Prime Ministry Southeastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration, Governorship of Diyarbakir and McDonald's Children's Foundation.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/09286586.2011.649227
dc.identifier.endpage88en_US
dc.identifier.issn0928-6586
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22364684
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84859033271
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage83en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3109/09286586.2011.649227
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/19086
dc.identifier.volume19en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000302067400006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInforma Healthcareen_US
dc.relation.ispartofOphthalmic Epidemiology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCentral Corneal Thicknessen_US
dc.subjectIntraocular Pressureen_US
dc.subjectNon-Contact Tonometeren_US
dc.subjectSchool Childrenen_US
dc.subjectUltrasonic Pachymeteren_US
dc.titleDistribution of Central Corneal Thickness and Intraocular Pressure in a Large Population of Turkish School Childrenen_US
dc.titleDistribution of Central Corneal Thickness and Intraocular Pressure in a Large Population of Turkish School Children
dc.typeArticleen_US

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