Photographic Estimation of Intercanthal Width of Bangladeshi Women.
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2015-07
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Background: Estimation of intercanthal width and biocular breadth from digital
photography is important in the evaluation of several systemic syndromes, craniofacial
abnormalities and in surgical treatments of post-traumatic telecanthus.
Dysmorphologists employ canthal measurements in evaluating the degree of
hypertelorism. So intercanthal width and biocular breadth values are very important for
clinicians, ophthalmologists, plastic and reconstructive surgeons. The reliability of
estimation of intercanthal width from biocular breadth by using multiplication factor is
high. Objective: To make an attempt to determine the multiplication factor for
estimation of intercanthal width. Materials and method: This is a cross sectional study
conducted in the Anatomy department of Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka,
Bangladesh from January 2010 to June 2011. One hundred Bangladeshi 25 to 45 years
old women were selected purposively for the study. Results: The mean±SD intercanthal
width was 3.456±0.3585 cm. Multiplication factor for measuring intercanthal width
from biocular breadth (9.348±0.7174 cm) was 0.369±0.0232 cm. The mean±SD of
estimated intercanthal width was 3.449±0.2647 cm. No significant difference was found
between the measured and estimated intercanthal width. Conclusion: Multiplication
factor can be used to determine intercanthal width in Bangladeshi women though
agreement test would have been done to generalize the finding.
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Intercanthal width, biocular breadth, multiplication factor, digital photography
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Farhat Nazma, Naushaba Humaira, Chowdhury Md Shahjahan, Karmakar Mallika. Photographic Estimation of Intercanthal Width of Bangladeshi Women. Delta Medical College Journal. 2015 July; 3(2): 78-82.