Pediatrik Olgularda Kornea ve Ön Kamaranın Pentacam ile Değerlendirilmesi

Purpose: To evaluate the anterior segment structures using Pentacam in pediatric cases.\udMaterial and Method: One hundred sixty-two eyes (study group) of 81 healthy children who attended our clinic were\udcompared with 114 eyes (control group) of 57 healthy adults. The central corneal thickness, anterior chamber volume,\udand anterior chamber depth of all cases were evaluated with Pentacam. Independent t-test and Pearson’s correlation\udanalysis were used for statistics.\udResults: The mean age of the study group (40 male, 41 female) was 9.99±2.80 (range: 6-16) years. The mean central\udcorneal thickness in the right eyes was 580.74±42.04 (range: 492-669) micrometers and in the left eyes was\ud586.52±43.51 (range: 495-699) micrometers. The mean anterior chamber depth, volume, and anterior chamber angle\udwere 3.02±0.29 (range: 2.39-3.9) mm, 176.43±31.77 (range: 117-272) mm3 and 36.23±5.41 (range: 25.8-50.7)\uddegree, respectively. When the right and the left eyes were compared, significant differences were observed between\udcentral corneal thickness (p=0.001) and anterior chamber angles (p=0.05). The mean left eye keratometry was found to\udbe significantly flatter in children (p=0.002). The mean anterior chamber depth, anterior chamber volume, and anterior\udchamber angle values were higher in children than in adults (p<0.001).\udDiscussion: Pentacam is an easy-to-use and noninvasive technique that can be used for the evaluation of central corneal thickness\udand anterior chamber even in pediatric cases. Significant differences were detected in measurements with this device\udbetween adults and pediatric cases, and between the right and left eyes. Being aware of these differences in normal eyes will\udbe a guide in correct evaluation of pathologic eyes. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2011; 41: 133-7