title: Personality and keratoconus.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Cornea Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Genvert
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Arentsen
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Laibson
mesh_terms: 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