Repeatability of central corneal thickness measurement with the Pentacam HR system

dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Ruiz Simonato
dc.contributor.authorFontes, Bruno Machado [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorVentura, Marcelo Palis
dc.contributor.authorAmbrósio, Renato [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.institutionHosp Santa Casa Misericordia Rio de Janeiro RJ
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionHosp Univ Antonio Pedro
dc.contributor.institutionInst Olhos Renato Ambrosio
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-18T11:43:56Z
dc.date.available2018-06-18T11:43:56Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To assess the repeatability of central corneal thickness measurement at the geometrical center (Central Corneal Thickness - CCT) given by the Pentacam High Resolution (HR) Comprehensive Eye Scanner (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany) over time. Methods: Prospective, single center, observational study. Two separate CCT measurements were taken by the Pentacam corneal tomography exam (CTm) 3 to 12 months apart, and compared. Results: One hundred and sixteen eyes (n=116) of 62 health patients were included in this study. Average CCT in first and last visits was 541.6 +/- 37 mu m and 543.6 +/- 36.9 mu m respectively. Mean difference between both measurements was 9.2 +/- 6.4 mu m, and there was no statistically significant difference in CCT measurement between visits, with good correlation between them (P = 0.057, r(2) = 0,9209). Conclusion: Pentacam (HR) CTm gives repeatable CCT measurements over time.en
dc.description.affiliationHosp Santa Casa Misericordia Rio de Janeiro RJ, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Oftalmol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationHosp Univ Antonio Pedro, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationInst Olhos Renato Ambrosio, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Fluminense, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniv Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Oftalmol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent14-17
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-72802012000100003
dc.identifier.citationRevista Brasileira De Oftalmologia. Rio De Janeiro: Soc Brasileira Oftalmologia, v. 71, n. 1, p. 14-17, 2012.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0034-72802012000100003
dc.identifier.fileS0034-72802012000100003.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0034-7280
dc.identifier.scieloS0034-72802012000100003
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/45369
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000301587800003
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSoc Brasileira Oftalmologia
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira De Oftalmologia
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.subjectCornea/anatomy & histologyen
dc.subjectCorneal topographyen
dc.subjectBiometry/methodsen
dc.subjectReproducibility of resultsen
dc.subjectDiagnostic techniques, ophthalmological/instrumentationen
dc.titleRepeatability of central corneal thickness measurement with the Pentacam HR systemen
dc.title.alternativeReprodutibilidade da medida da espessura central da córnea com o sistema Pentacam HRpt
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