Association of Diabetes With Central Corneal Thickness Among a Multiethnic Asian Population.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Thicker or thinner central corneas may lead to either overestimation or underestimation of intraocular pressure, which is the most important causal and treatable risk factor for glaucoma. However, the findings on the associations between diabetes, random glucose, and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) with central corneal thickness (CCT) are conflicting.

Objective

To evaluate the associations between diabetes, random glucose, and HbA1c with CCT in a multiethnic Asian population.

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional analysis of the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases (SEED) Study conducted from 2004 to 2011. A total of 10 033 Chinese, Malay, and Indian individuals 40 years or older residing in Singapore were recruited. Participants with incomple

SUBMITTER: Luo XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324536 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature