Hearing loss in children with abnormal corneal thickness.

Corneometry, i.e. measurement of the thickness of the centre of cornea, has been introduced as an objective method for the diagnosis of ecto-mesodermal insufficiency. A group of children, between 4 and 18 years of age with different types of hearing defects has been examined by this method and the results were evaluated separately for conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. Within the two groups, the cornea-positive children (i.e. children with abnormal corneal thickness) were analyzed in relation to the different diagnostic groups.