Normal values of hertel exophthalmometer in healthy syrian adults

Authors

  • Mahmoud Rajab Tishreen University
  • Khaled Zahra Tishreen University

Abstract

Purpose: to determine normal exophthalmometric values (EVs) in Syrian healthy adults and its relation with age, gender, inter-orbital distance (IOD) and palpebral fissure height (PFH).

Materials and Methods: a cross sectional study includes 402 syrian healthy adults, they divided by age  into two groups: the first one with ages (18-40) and the second with ages (41-60), a mirror  hertel exophthalmometer was used to measure exophthalmometric values and inter-orbital distance, a ruler was used to measure palpebral  fissure height.

Results: mean absulute exophthalmometric value (AEV) of whole sample is       15.79 ± 2.1 with range of 11-22 mm , mean relative exophthalmometric value of whole sample is  0.53±  0.55 with range of 0-2 mm , mean (AEV) of first group (15,99±1.8) and second group (15.51±1.75) are statically different (p-value=0.01) , (AEV) is negatively correlated with age in second group (fifth and sixth decades), (AEV) is positively correlated with (IPD) and (PFH), mean (AEV) is not statically different between right and left eyes or males and females  in two groups of this study, spherical refractive errors between ±3.00 diopters have no statically effect on (AEV).

Conclusion: normal (AEV) is negatively correlated with age and positively correlated with (IOD) and (PFH), mean (AEV) of males and females are not statically different.

Author Biographies

Mahmoud Rajab, Tishreen University

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty Of Medicine

Khaled Zahra, Tishreen University

Postgraduate Student, Faculty Of Medicine

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2022-01-17

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رجب م, زهره خ. Normal values of hertel exophthalmometer in healthy syrian adults. Tuj-hlth [Internet]. 2022Jan.17 [cited 2024Apr.18];43(6):235-46. Available from: https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/hlthscnc/article/view/11553

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Vol. 43 No. 6 (2021): Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies - Health Sciences Series

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Master student researches

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