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Keratoconus, myopia, and personality.

C A Cooke1, C Cooper, E Dowds

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. c.cooke@ukgateway.net

Cornea
|March 27, 2003
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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.

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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.