?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Association+of+Central+corneal+thickness+with+Intra-ocular+Pressure+and+Refractive+Error+in+a+Nigerian+Population&rft.creator=Iyamu%2C+Eghosasere&rft.creator=Memeh%2C+Misan&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=The+purpose+of+this+study+was+to+determine+the+variation+of+central+corneal+thickness+(CCT)+with+intraocular+pressure+(IOP)+and+spherical+equivalent+refractive+error.+A+total+of+thirty-nine+(N%3D39)+subjects+within+20-75+years+with+mean+age+45.2+%C2%B1+15.4+years+were+used+for+this+study.+The+central+corneal+thickness+was+assessed+with+the+Corneo-Gage+plus+ultrasonic+Pachymeter%2C+the+IOP+with+slit-lamp+mounted+Goldmann+applanation+tonometer+and+refractive+status+by+Protec+2000+autorefractor%2C+phoropter+and+trial+lens+set.+Results+obtained+showed+that+there+was+no+linear+correlation+between+CCT+and+spherical+equivalent+errors%2C+although+the+association+between+them+was+significant+(p%3C0.05).+The+linear+correlation+between+CCT+and+IOP+was+not+statistically+significant.+The+central+corneal+thickness+was+weakly+correlated+with+age%3B+with+increasing+age+the+central+corneal+thickness+decreases.+Neither+the+central+corneal+thickness+nor+the+intraocular+pressure+was+affected+by+gender.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2008-01-24&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5928%2F1%2F2007-3-2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Iyamu%2C+Eghosasere+and+Memeh%2C+Misan++(2008)+The+Association+of+Central+corneal+thickness+with+Intra-ocular+Pressure+and+Refractive+Error+in+a+Nigerian+Population.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F5928%2F