title: Central corneal thickness measurements in premature infants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements of premature infants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The premature infants who were born between 25-34wk of gestational age (GA) were retrieved for the study. All CCT measurements were performed within the first 2d of their life under topical anesthesia by using an ultrasonic pachymeter.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean CCT of 200 eyes was 647.79±63.94 µm. The mean CCT of the right and left eyes were similar (647.30±64.72 µm and 648.29±63.47 µm consecutively). The mean CCT of the girls was 642.08±54.89 µm and the boys was 653.07±71.14 µm, with no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). But there was a negative correlation of the CCT with GA and birth weight (BW) (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CCT values of premature babies were negatively correlated with GA and BW.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens' Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Gunay
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens' Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors: Gokhan
authors: G
authors: Celik
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Umraniye Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34764, Turkey.
authors: Betul Onal
authors: BO
authors: Gunay
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens' Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors: Mahmut
authors: M
authors: Dogru
authors: Department of Neonatology, Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens' Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors: Tugba
authors: T
authors: Gursoy
authors: Department of Neonatology, Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens' Diseases Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey.
authors: Husnu Fahri
authors: HF
authors: Ovali
keywords: central corneal thickness; measurement; prematurity