Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate central corneal thickness (CCT) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in a cohort of acromegalic patients, and to correlate CCT with serum levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Methods: Consecutive patients affected by acromegaly underwent a comprehensive endocrinological and ophthalmological evaluation, including serum GH and IGF-1 levels, CCT measured with ultrasonic pachymetry and IOP assessed with Goldmann applanation tonometry. Results: Fourteen patients with acromegaly and 28 healthy controls were included in the study. Acromegalic patients had a statistically higher median CCT (570 μm [range 551.5-638] vs 542.7 μm [range 461.5-610]; p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1133-1139 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology |
Volume | 252 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Acromegal
- Central corneal thickness
- Glaucoma
- Goldmann applanation tonometry
- Intraocular pressure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Sensory Systems
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Medicine(all)