Table 2.
Group | Eyes number | Patients number | Age (years)* | Central corneal thickness (μm)** | Descemet's membrane thickness (μm)*** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young normal (Y) | 20 | 13 | 29 ± 6 [19–44]† | 551 ± 26 [500–592] | 10 ± 3 [6–16] |
Elderly normal (E) | 20 | 15 | 74 ± 8 [60–86] | 537 ± 35 [494–594] | 16 ± 2 [13–20] |
Fuchs' dystrophy (F) | 20 | 12 | 69 ± 10 [56–88] | 632 ± 64 [529–765] | 34 ± 11 [17–55] |
P-value <0.001; Post-hoc comparison results Y < E and F
P-value <0.001; Post-hoc comparison results Y and E < F
P-value <0.001; Post-hoc comparison results Y < E < F
Range of values