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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology

Corneal Epithelial Thickness in Normal Corneas with Low and High Toricity.

Amir Houshang Beheshtnejad, Mohammad Hani, Parya Abdolalizadeh, Fateme Alipour

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Amir Houshang BeheshtnejadEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad HaniEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parya AbdolalizadehDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Fateme AlipourEye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare the corneal epithelial thickness along the flat and steep meridians of corneas with low and high toricity. Methods: This was a prospective observational comparative study on healthy subjects with normal corneas seeking preoperative evaluation for refractive surgery at a university-based hospital. Subjects with up to 2 diopters (D) of corneal with-the-rule astigmatism were defined as low corneal toricity (CT), whereas cylinder > two-dimensional was considered as high CT. The anterior segment optical coherence tomography was conducted to measure the epithelial thickness along the principle meridians of CT over a diameter of 9 mm. At the eye level, outcome variables (corneal and epithelial thicknesses in low- and high-astigmatism groups) were assessed using generalized estimating equation models. Results: Included were 98 eyes (49 subjects): 46 eyes (23 subjects) with low CT and 52 eyes (26 subjects) with high CT. Two groups were similar with respect to the age ( Conclusion: The epithelium of steep meridian was thinner in the high-CT group compared to the low-CT group.

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Anterior segment optical coherence tomographyAstigmatismCorneal epithelium

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PMCPMC11567596

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