Research progress on the role of central corneal thickness in glaucoma

CONG Yuyu; YANG Yanning

doi:10.14188/j.1671-8852.2024.0175

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Research progress on the role of central corneal thickness in glaucoma

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- Research progress on the role of central corneal thickness in glaucoma
- Medical Journal of Wuhan University Vol. 46, Issue 10, Pages: 1374-1380(2025)
- 作者机构：
  
  武汉大学人民医院眼科中心湖北武汉 430060
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- DOI：10.14188/j.1671-8852.2024.0175
  CLC： R755.9
- Received：14 March 2024，
  
  Published：25 October 2025
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丛钰玉,杨燕宁.中央角膜厚度在青光眼中的作用的研究进展[J].武汉大学学报（医学版）,2025,46(10):1374-1380.

CONG Yuyu,YANG Yanning.Research progress on the role of central corneal thickness in glaucoma[J].Medical Journal of Wuhan University,2025,46(10):1374-1380.
丛钰玉,杨燕宁.中央角膜厚度在青光眼中的作用的研究进展[J].武汉大学学报（医学版）,2025,46(10):1374-1380. DOI： 10.14188/j.1671-8852.2024.0175.

CONG Yuyu,YANG Yanning.Research progress on the role of central corneal thickness in glaucoma[J].Medical Journal of Wuhan University,2025,46(10):1374-1380. DOI： 10.14188/j.1671-8852.2024.0175.

摘要

青光眼是世界范围内不可逆性致盲眼病之一，中央角膜厚度是诊断青光眼患者时需考虑的重要参数。本文将汇总国内外文献，解释中央角膜厚度如何影响眼压测量，青光眼治疗方式及年龄、遗传等其他因素对中央角膜厚度的影响，对中央角膜厚度在青光眼中的作用加以综述，希望对提高我国青光眼临床诊治水平有所助益。

Abstract

Glaucoma is one of the irreversible blinding eye diseases worldwide

and central corneal thickness(CCT) is an important parameter to consider when diagnosing patients with glaucoma. This article will summarize the recent literature

explain how CCT affects intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement

and the influence of glaucoma treatment methods

age

genetics and other factors on CCT

and review the role of CCT in glaucoma

hoping to improve the level of glaucoma diagnosis and treatment in China.

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