[Ultrasonic pachymetry of the cornea]

Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi. 1991 Jan;27(1):51-2.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The DGH-2000 Ultrasonic Pachymeter was used in the measurement of the corneal thickness in 100 patients (200 eyes). The central and peripheral corneal thickness averaged 543.5 +/- 24.7 microns and 743.7 +/- 33.6 microns respectively. There was no significant difference between sexes or between the right and left eyes.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anthropometry / methods
  • Child
  • Cornea / anatomy & histology
  • Cornea / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reference Values
  • Ultrasonography