Gender- and age-related differences in corneal topography

Cornea
T GotoC Ide

Abstract

To investigate gender- and age-related differences in the corneal topography of a normal population. One hundred thirty-two topographic examinations were collected from 100 patients ranging in age from 23 to 83 years (average, 57.35+/-17.38 years). Data were segregated by gender and further divided into younger (less than 50 years) and older (50 years or more) age groups. The topographic indices of Surface Regularity Index, Surface Asymmetry Index, Irregular Astigmatism Index, Standard Deviation of Corneal Power, Corneal Eccentricity Index, Coefficient of Variation of Corneal Power, Simulated Keratometry 1 and 2, and Average Corneal Power were examined. The astigmatism pattern and corneal irregularity were determined and compared with respect to gender and age. The corneas of older men were flatter than those of older women (p < 0.001). The vertical corneal meridian, but not the horizontal meridian, showed statistically significant gender-related changes with aging (p < 0.001). Older men had a significantly higher potential for against-the-rule astigmatism than women (p < 0.001). Corneal irregularity (measured in terms of the Surface Regularity Index and Irregular Astigmatism Index) increased with age (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, ...Continue Reading

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