Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Abstract
To investigate age-related changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and biomechanical parameters of the cornea in healthy subjects. Materials and methods: There were 404 healthy subjects included prospectively in this study. The subjects were divided into 3 groups (Group 1: 93 subjects aged 60). Corneal compensated IOP (IOPcc), Goldmann correlated IOP (IOPg), corneal hysteresis (CH), and corneal resistance factor (CRF) were measured by the Ocular Response Analyzer. Results: When all the study groups were evaluated, a moderately significant negative correlation was found between age and CH and between age and CRF (Spearman's rho = -0.372 and -0.353, respectively; P < 0.0001 for both correlations). There were significant age-related differences among the 3 groups in terms of IOPg, CH, CRF, and central corneal thickness (P = 0.002, P = 0.000, P = 0.000, P = 0.006). There was no confirmation of any difference of IOPcc among the groups (P = 0.427). Conclusion: The mean values of IOPg, CH, and CRF were lower than the other parameters in Group 3 but no significant differences were determined in IOPcc values in the age groups.
DOI
10.3906/sag-1303-98
Keywords
Corneal biomechanics, corneal hysteresis, corneal resistance factor, intraocular pressure, ocular response analyzer
First Page
687
Last Page
690
Recommended Citation
ŞEN, EMİNE; ELGİN, KADRİYE UFUK; YÜKSEKKAYA, PINAR; TIRHIŞ, MEHMET HAKAN; AKSAKAL, FATMA NUR BARAN; TEKE, MEHMET YASİN; and ÖZTÜRK, FARUK
(2014)
"Age-related changes in biomechanical parameters of the cornea and intraocular pressure in a healthy Turkish population,"
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 44:
No.
4, Article 26.
https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1303-98
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol44/iss4/26
