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Keratoconus, myopia, and personality
1Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. c.cooke@ukgateway.net
Cornea
|March 27, 2003
Summary
This study found no significant personality differences between keratoconus patients and myopic controls. The research did not support the idea of a distinct "keratoconic personality."
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Psychology
Background:
- Keratoconus is a progressive eye condition.
- Previous clinical notions suggested a specific personality type associated with keratoconus.
- This study aimed to investigate personality traits in keratoconus patients.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if keratoconus is associated with specific personality attributes, particularly obsessionality.
- To compare personality profiles of keratoconus patients with a control group of myopic individuals.
Main Methods:
- A review of patient charts identified 289 keratoconics and 149 myopes (≥ 6 diopters).
- Participants completed the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.
- Data from 118 keratoconics and 75 myopes were analyzed after exclusions.
Main Results:
- Myopic controls scored marginally higher on the psychoticism scale than keratoconics (p < 0.05).
- This difference was small and became statistically insignificant after applying the Bonferroni correction.
- No significant differences in personality traits were found between the two groups.
Conclusions:
- There is limited evidence to suggest significant personality differences between keratoconus patients and moderate-to-high myopes requiring contact lenses.
- The study did not substantiate the clinical concept of a unique "keratoconic personality."
- Personality traits assessed did not reveal significant distinctions between the groups.
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