Relationship between changes in corneal configuration and thickness.
The experiment was conducted on a sample of 26 subjects including both males and females and a control group of five. Their mean age was a little over 24 years. Corneal thickness and configuration were measured before and after the subjects had been wearing rigid and flexible contact lenses for three hours; measurements were also taken on control subjects at two different sessions, before and after a three-hour period. The statistical analysis showed a low but significant correlation between corneal thickness and corneal shape.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003261:Contact Lenses / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000009:adverse effects; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009907:Optometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D012737:Sex Factors