Personality and keratoconus.
We studied personality traits of patients with keratoconus in a controlled prospective study using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Whereas four of 16 (25%) control patients with herpes simplex keratitis had scores indicative of psychological abnormality, 15 of 28 (54%) keratoconus patients had scores indicative of abnormality (P less than .05). Keratoconus patients who had undergone penetrating keratoplasty had a lower rate of abnormal scores (3 of 9; 33%) than unoperated keratoconus patients (12 of 19; 63%) (P less than .05). Patients who considered themselves moderate or severely limited by their eye condition were more likely to have abnormal scores (7 of 8; 87%) than patients who thought they were mildly affected (8 of 20; 40%) (P less than .05).
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Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Cohen
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Scott
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Genvert
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Arentsen
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Laibson
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000523:psychology; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000523:psychology*; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010556:Personality Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies