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Mean intraocular pressure (IOP), CCT and ECC were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      IOP was similar between the groups (African mean IOP 15.7\u2009\u00b1\u20092.2\u00a0mmHg, ethnically diverse 15.8\u2009\u00b1\u20092.2\u00a0mmHg, European 16.0\u2009\u00b1\u20092.0\u00a0mmHg,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.48). There were age differences but no gender differences between ethnic groups. Mean CCT was 503.6\u2009\u00b1\u200930.0\u00a0\u00b5m (African), 516.8\u2009\u00b1\u200930.0\u00a0\u00b5m (ethnically diverse) and 539.1\u2009\u00b1\u200934.2\u00a0\u00b5m (European) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.002 for all). Mean ECC was 2775\u2009\u00b1\u2009272\u00a0cells\/mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (African), 2678\u2009\u00b1\u2009233\u00a0cells\/mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (ethnically diverse) and 2639\u2009\u00b1\u2009313\u00a0cells\/mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (European). These differences were significant between Africans and Europeans (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001) and Africans and ethnically diverse groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ECC was highest in Africans with lowest CCT and conversely, Europeans demonstrated lowest ECC and highest CCT. Ethnically diverse participants demonstrated values between those of Africans and Europeans. 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