Research Article

Correlations among Corneal Biomechanical Parameters, Stiffness, and Thickness Measured Using Corvis ST and Pentacam in Patients with Ocular Hypertension

Table 1

Baseline patient and ocular characteristics.

CharacteristicSummary statistics (N = 35 eyes in 22 patients)

Age (at time of surgery)
 Mean (standard deviation)28.86 (10.22)
Gender
 Male14 (63.63%)
 Female8 (36.37%)
Diabetics
 No100 (100%)
 Yes0 (0%)
Hypertension
 No100 (100%)
 Yes0 (0%)
Number of eyes enrolled in study
 19 (40.91%)
 213 (59.09%)
Numbers of OHT eyes on glaucoma medication1.06 ± 0.24
 Tafluprost29
 CA-inh and β-blockers (brinzolamide and timolol)4
α agonist4
Prior glaucoma surgery
 No100 (100%)
 Yes0 (0%)
Prior cataract surgery
 No100 (100%)
 Yes0 (0%)
Intraocular pressure (Goldman applanation tonometry)25.69 (4.63)
Intraocular pressure (Corvis ST, uncorrected)23.53 (7.47)
Intraocular pressure (Corvis ST, corrected)22.59 (6.61)

OHT: ocular hypertension; CA-inh: carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Data are mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated.