Assessment of endothelial cell density in pterygium : a cross-sectional study
Joint Authors
Sabra, Muhammad
Sayf, Muhammad Yasir Sayyid
Jawdah, Ahmad Taha
Source
NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue (s)-- (31 May. 2020), pp.34-39, 6 p.
Publisher
Beni-Suef University National Institute of Longevity Elderly Sciences
Publication Date
2020-05-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: Recent reports suggested that pterygium significantly alters corneal endothelium cell density.
We performed this study to evaluate the changes in corneal endothelium cell density in patients with pterygium.
Methods: A cross-sectional, comparative, study was conducted on 20 adults’ patients (total 40 eyes) with unilateral pterygium and a good-quality endothelial cell count.
The contralateral eye of each patient served as a control.
The endothelial cell density was measured by specular microscope.
Results: The majority of patients were males with average age of 45 ±8 years old.
Astigmatism difference was of average 1.18 ±1.5.
Pterygium length ranged from 2 to 4 mm (mean 2.7 ±0.65mm), width ranged from 2 to 4 mm (mean 2.45 ±0.6mm) and pterygium size ranged from 4 to 12 mm2 (mean, 6.75 ±2.69mm).
The Specular microscopy showed no statistically significant difference between eyes with pterygium and controls for endothelial cell density.
The correlations between endothelial cell density and pterygium sizes were weak positive not statistically significant (P-value >0.05), Conclusion: In conclusion, this comparative study showed that pterygium was associated with a decrease in corneal ECD but with statistical insignificant difference
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sayf, Muhammad Yasir Sayyid& Sabra, Muhammad& Jawdah, Ahmad Taha. 2020. Assessment of endothelial cell density in pterygium : a cross-sectional study. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology،Vol. 3, no. (s)--, pp.34-39.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1327104
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sayf, Muhammad Yasir Sayyid…[et al.]. Assessment of endothelial cell density in pterygium : a cross-sectional study. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology Vol. 3, Special issue (2020), pp.34-39.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1327104
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sayf, Muhammad Yasir Sayyid& Sabra, Muhammad& Jawdah, Ahmad Taha. Assessment of endothelial cell density in pterygium : a cross-sectional study. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology. 2020. Vol. 3, no. (s)--, pp.34-39.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1327104
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 38-39
Record ID
BIM-1327104