@article{Rossabel ER_Kartini_2022, title={Degree of Myopia was Associated with Central Corneal Thickness in 18-40 Years Old}, volume={5}, url={https://jbiomedkes.org/index.php/jbk/article/view/265}, DOI={10.18051/JBiomedKes.2022.v5.203-213}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong><br />The central corneal thickness (CCT) is important in assessing the cornea’s condition and correlates <br />with refractive errors in which myopic eyes have the thinnest central cornea. Based on the 2018 <br />Riskesdas, 2,133,017 people suffer from severe low vision, of which 42% were connected to refractive <br />errors. One of the treatments for myopia is to perform LASIK surgery, but complications may occur <br />during its process. One of the risk factors for post-LASIK complications is a CCT of less than 500 <br />microns. This study aimed to assess the association between the degree of myopia and CCT at 18-40 <br />years old.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong><br />This study was a cross-sectional design with data taken from 124 medical records from the Gading <br />Laser Eye Center with subjects aged 18-40 years consisting of 88 males and 36 females. Variables <br />collected were initials, age, gender, CCT, and degree of myopia. Data analysis was carried out using <br />the Chi-Square test with a significance level of p<0.05.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong><br />The age category was 18-28 (87.9%), dominated by males (71.0%). Most degrees of myopia were mild <br />(48.4%), and CCT was dominated by thinning corneas (63.7%). Data analysis based on the Chi-Square <br />test regarding the degree of myopia and CCT showed a significant association (p=0.001).</p> <p><strong>Conclusions</strong><br />This study showed an association between the degree of myopia and CCT at the age of 18-40 years.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Jurnal Biomedika dan Kesehatan}, author={Rossabel ER, Elizabeth Ravinka and Kartini, Kartini}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={203–213} }