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. 2012 Jan;17(1):32-9.

The corneal volume and biomechanical corneal factors: Is there any orrelation?

Mohammad Reza Sedaghat  1 , Maria Sharepoor, Samira Hassanzadeh, Mojtaba Abrishami
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The corneal volume and biomechanical corneal factors: Is there any orrelation?

Mohammad Reza Sedaghat et al. J Res Med Sci. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between corneal hysteresis (CH) and the corneal resistance factor (CRF), which are both novel methods of analyzing ocular rigidity/elasticity, and various corneal characteristics, mainly corneal volume in normal subjects.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 500 normal eyes of volunteers. An ocular response analyzer (ORA) was used to measure CH and CRF. Patient age and the Pentacam-measured corneal volume (CV), posterior elevation, anterior elevation, corneal curvature, central corneal thickness (CCT), corneal thickness of apex (CTA), and corneal thinnest thickness (CTT) were compared with CH and CRF. Statistical significance was defined at p < 0.05.

Results: The mean CH and CRF for all eyes were 9.9 ± 1.4 mmHg and 10.1 ± 1.6 mmHg, respectively. The mean CVs of the 3, 5, 7, and 10 mm zones for all eyes were 3.8 ± 0.2 mm(3), 11.2 ± 0.6 mm(3), 24.3 ± 1.4 mm(3), and 60.1 ± 3.5 mm(3), respectively. The correlations between CV and the hysteresis or CRF were significant in all zones. The CV of the 7-mm zone had the strongest correlation with CH (r = 0.438) and the CV of the 5-mm zone had the strongest correlation with CRF (r = 0.574).

Conclusions: CH and CRF correlate with CV. Moreover, the correlation between CV and CRF is stronger than that between CV and CH. The CV may be valuable for determining patient's qualification for and predicting the outcome of refractive surgery. It would also be helpful in other cases in which corneal biomechanics are important.

Keywords: Cornea; Corneal Biomechanics; Corneal Hysteresis; Corneal Resistance Factor; Corneal Thickness; Corneal Volume; Ocular Response Analyz-er; Pentacam.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Frequency distribution of corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF) among all eyes * The horizontal line depicts the CH and CRF in mmHg while the vertical line depicts the distribution of the patients’ frequencies
Figure 2
Figure 2
Scatter plot of correlation between corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal volume 7-mm (CV.7) * The horizontal line depicts the CH distribution in mmHg. The correlation between CH and of CV. 7 mm (in mm3) distributions is shown.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Scatter plot of the correlation between corneal resistance factor (CRF) and corneal volume 5 mm (CV.5). * The CRF distribution in mmHg is depicted on the horizontal line and its correlation with the distribution of CV.5 mm in mm3 scale is shown.
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