J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1999 Sep;40(9):2556-2560.

Central Corneal Thickness and Intraocular Pressure in Diabetes

• Kim CY
• Chang YH
• Kim HK
• Hong YJ

Abstract

To determine whether intraocular pressure is overestimated in diabetes with increased corneal thickness. Fifty-four patients with proliferative retinopathy and thirty-six control subjects were included in this study. Corneal thickness was measured by ultrasound pachymetry and intraocular with Goldmann tonometer in all subjects. There were no significant differences in age distribution between control and diabetes mellitus group (59.5 +/-10.4 years versus 60.6 +/-9.5 years). The corneal thickness was greater in patients with diabetes mellitus than in controls (566.8 +/-30.4 micrometerversus 549.9 +/-28.7 micrometer, p<0.05). The intraocular pressure was increased in diabetes mellitus than in controls, too (14.8 +/-2 .6 mmHgversus 13.1 +/-2.7 mmHg,p<0.05). The corneal thickness was correlated with the intraocular pressure (p<0.05). The increased intraocular pressure in diabetes mellitus is associated with increased corneal thickness.

Keyword

Corneal thickness; Diabetes mellitus; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure

MeSH Terms

Age Distribution
Diabetes Mellitus
Glaucoma
Humans
Intraocular Pressure*
Ultrasonography