White-to-white corneal diameter, pupil diameter, central corneal thickness and thinnest corneal thickness values of emmetropic subjects. 2012

Juan A Sanchis-Gimeno, and Daniel Sanchez-Zuriaga, and Francisco Martinez-Soriano
Department of Anatomy and Human Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 15, Valencia, 46010, Spain. juan.sanchis@uv.es

OBJECTIVE This report assesses white-to-white corneal diameter, pupil diameter, central corneal thickness and thinnest corneal thickness values in a large sample of emmetropic subjects. METHODS Three hundred and seventy-nine eyes of 379 young healthy emmetropic subjects were analyzed by means of scanning-slit corneal topography. The age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 53 years (mean ± SD = 29 ± 7). The mean of five consecutive measurements of the central corneal thickness, the thinnest corneal thickness, the white-to-white corneal diameter, and the photopic pupil diameter was recorded. RESULTS The central corneal thickness ranged from 528 to 588 μm; the thinnest corneal thickness ranged from 504 to 574 μm; the white-to-white corneal diameter ranged from 11.5 to 12.3 mm; and the pupil diameter ranged from 3.0 to 4.7 mm. The central and the thinnest corneal thickness were positively correlated (r = 0.94, p < 0.001), and the pupil diameter was significantly higher in females (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This study shows that there are no differences in white-to-white corneal diameter, central corneal thickness, and thinnest corneal thickness between emmetropic females and males. However, pupil diameters are greater in emmetropic females.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011680 Pupil The aperture in the iris through which light passes. Pupils
D012016 Reference Values The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D003315 Cornea The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Corneas
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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