title: Comparative results of central corneal thickness measurements in primary open-angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, and ocular hypertension.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  As clinical measurements of corneal thickness have become widely available, several studies found a positive correlation between central corneal thickness and applanation tonometry measurements. This study evaluated central corneal thickness in different types of glaucoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational cross-sectional study assessed central corneal thickness using a specular microscope in the following groups of patients: 60 eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma, 50 eyes with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, 50 eyes with ocular hypertension, and 60 eyes without glaucoma or ocular hypertension (control group).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Central corneal thickness was significantly thinner in cases with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (P < .0001) and significantly thicker in cases with ocular hypertension (P< .0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results agree with the literature, strengthening the position that central corneal thickness varies in different types of glaucoma and, therefore, is a parameter that should be taken under consideration, especially when evaluating cases of pseudoexfoliative glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Spiridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorezis
authors.forename: Gartzos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Christos
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stefaniotou
authors.forename: Kostantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moustaklis
authors.forename: Aggelos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skyrlas
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kitsos
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017889:Exfoliation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular