Central corneal thickness measurements in premature infants
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1Department of Ophthalmology, Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens’ Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey;
2Department of Ophthalmology, Umraniye Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34764, Turkey;
3Department of Pediatrics, Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens’ Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey;
4Department of Neonatology, Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens’ Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey

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Conflicts of Interest: Gunay M, None; Celik G, None; Gunay BO, None; Dogru M, None; Gursoy T, None; Ovali HF, None.

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    AIM:To evaluate the central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements of premature infantsMETHODS: The premature infants who were born between 25-34wk of gestational age (GA) were retrieved for the study. All CCT measurements were performed within the first 2d of their life under topical anesthesia by using an ultrasonic pachymeter.RESULTS: The mean CCT of 200 eyes was 647.79±63.94 μm. The mean CCT of the right and left eyes were similar (647.30±64.72 μm and 648.29±63.47 μm consecutively). The mean CCT of the girls was 642.08±54.89 μm and the boys was 653.07±71.14 μm, with no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). But there was a negative correlation of the CCT with GA and birth weight (BW) (P<0.01).CONCLUSION:The CCT values of premature babies were negatively correlated with GA and BW.

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Murat Gunay, Gokhan Celik, Betul Onal Gunay, et al. Central corneal thickness measurements in premature infants. Int J Ophthalmol, 2014,7(3):496-500

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  • Received:July 08,2013
  • Revised:January 10,2014
  • Adopted:January 10,2014
  • Online: June 24,2014
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