A CLINICAL STUDY TO COMPARE CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS BETWEEN PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA PATIENTS AND AGE MATCHED GENERAL POPULATION-A RESEARCH ARTICLE.

Dr. JYOTI BHUYAN; Dr BABY DEKA; Dr. EMEE GOGOI

Volume : X, Issue : IV, April - 2020

A CLINICAL STUDY TO COMPARE CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS BETWEEN PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA PATIENTS AND AGE MATCHED GENERAL POPULATION-A RESEARCH ARTICLE.

Dr. Jyoti Bhuyan, Dr Baby Deka, Dr. Emee Gogoi

Abstract :

Aims and Objectives : To measure and compare the central corneal thickness (CCT) in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and age matched general population. Materials and Method : 200 eyes of 100 normal patients and 92 eyes of 70 POAG patients were included in this study. A detailed ocular and medical history was taken and a thorough ocular examination was done. Corneal thickness was measured with ultrasound pachymeter. Results: No specific association of CCT with age well as with sex could be detected. While compå the mean CCT in POAG patients with the normal subjects, there was no statistically significant difference and the mean CCT in POAG patients was found to be 501.3±54.3µm and 490±46µm in normal subjects. Conclussion: Mean CCT in POAG patients was found to be almost similar to that in normal subjects and the difference is not statistically significant.