title: Central corneal thickness in osteogenesis imperfecta and otosclerosis.
abstract: The central corneal thickness was measured in 53 patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. The average thickness was found to be 0.443 +/- 0.003 (SEM) mm. This value was significantly lower than the central corneal thickness in 35 patients with otosclerosis (0.515 +/- 0.004 mm) and in 35 sex- and age-matched normal control subjects (0.522 +/- 0.004 mm). No difference in corneal thickness between otosclerosis and controls was observed. Measurements of the central corneal thickness may be of great value in the diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000473:pathology*; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000473:pathology*