Relationship Between Corneal Curvatures and Refractive Error in Korea.

Park, Chang Soo; Kim, Jae Myung

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1988;29(1):35-40.
Published online January 1, 1988.

Relationship Between Corneal Curvatures and Refractive Error in Korea.

Chang Soo Park, Jae Myung Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

한국인의 곡광도 변화에 따른 각막곡률 반경에 관한 연구

박창수(Chang Soo Park),김재명(Jae Myung Kim)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to detect the relationship between the diopters and corneal curvature. The objects were 752 eyes of 376 people (male 116, female 260) who visited to the department of Ophthalmology, Kyung Hee university hospital during 15 months from Aug. 1, 1985. to Nov. 10, 1986. The range of their refractory power was from 0.00 to -9.00 diopter by retinoscopy. The following results were obtained; 1. The consistent difference in the mean values of horizontal curvaturs and those of vertical curvatures by each diopter were proved to be significant(p<0.005). 2. The difference in the horizontal curvatures between each diopters of the -1.25 ~ -2.00 diopter were stastically significant(p<0.005). 3. The differences in the vertical curvatures in the constant refractive index were not stastically significant. 4. Dividing the each diopter by 3 groups and examining the difference of significancies by each other, the differences in the horizontal curvature and vertical curvatures were statically significant(p<0.005).