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. 1977 Mar;16(3):240-2.

The influence of age onthe sensitivity of the cornea,

M Millodot
  • PMID: 844979

The influence of age onthe sensitivity of the cornea,

M Millodot. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1977 Mar.

Abstract

Corneal touch threshold (CTT) was measured in 205 healthy people of different ages. It was found that CTT increased gradually throughout life, although more significantly after the fifth decade of life. The results are found to be in good accord with those of Boberg-Ans, thus refuting an earlier report asserting that corneal sensitivity (threshold-1) increased up to the fifth decade and declined thereafter,

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