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Title: | In vivomeasures of anterior scleral resistance in humans with rebound tonometry | Authors: | Buckhurst, HD Gilmartin, B Lam, A Cubbidge, RP Logan, NS |
Issue Date: | Jul-2020 | Source: | Ophthalmic and physiological optics, July 2020, v. 40, no. 4, p. 472-481 | Abstract: | Purpose: To measure regional variations in anterior scleral resistance (ASR) using a ballistic rebound tonometer (RBT) and examine whether the variations are significantly affected by ethnicity and refractive error (RE). Methods: ASR was measured using a RBT (iCare TA01) following calibration against the biomechanical properties of agarose biogels. Eight scleral regions (nasal, temporal, superior, inferior, inferior-nasal, inferior-temporal, superior-nasal and superior-temporal) were measured at locations 4mm from the limbus. Subjects were 130 young adults comprising three ethnic groups whose RE distributions [MSE (D) +/- S.D.] incorporated individuals categorised as without-myopia (NM; MSE >= -0.50) and with-myopia (WM; MSE < -0.50); British-White (BW): 26 NM + 0.52 +/- 1.15D; 22 WM -3.83 +/- 2.89D]; British-South-Asian (BSA): [9 NM + 0.49 +/- 1.06D; 11 WM -5.07 +/- 3.76D; Hong-Kong-Chinese (HKC): [11 NM + 0.39 +/- 0.66D; 49 WM -4.46 +/- 2.70D]. Biometric data were compiled using cycloplegic open-field autorefraction and the Zeiss IOLMaster. Two- and three-way repeated measures analysis of variances (anovas) tested regional differences for RBT values across both refractive status and ethnicity whilst stepwise forward multiple linear regression was used as an exploratory test. Results: Significant regional variations in ASR were identified for the BW, BSA and HKC (p < 0.001) individuals; superior-temporal region showed the lowest levels of resistance whilst the inferior-nasal region the highest. Compared to the BW and BSA groups, the HKC subjects displayed a significant increase in mean resistance for each respective region (p < 0.001). With the exception of the inferior region, ethnicity was found to be the chief predictor for variation in the scleral RBT values for all other regions. Mean RE group differences were insignificant. Conclusions: The novel application of RBT to the anterior sclera confirm regional variation in ASR. Greater ASR amongst the HKC group than the BW and BSA individuals suggests that ethnic differences in anterior scleral biomechanics may exist. |
Keywords: | Anterior Sclera Resistance Rebound Tonometry |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell | Journal: | Ophthalmic and physiological optics | ISSN: | 0275-5408 | EISSN: | 1475-1313 | DOI: | 10.1111/opo.12695 | Rights: | © 2020 The Authors. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of College of Optometrists|This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The following publication Buckhurst, H. D. , Gilmartin, B. , Lam, A. , Cubbidge, R. P. , & Logan, N. S. (2020). In vivomeasures of anterior scleral resistance in humans with rebound tonometry. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 40(4), 472-481 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/opo.12695 |
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