Evaluation of the Endothelial Cell Density and the Central Corneal Thickness in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma

Joint Authors

Tomaszewski, Bożydar T.
Zalewska, Renata
Mariak, Zofia

Source

Journal of Ophthalmology

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-07-01

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Purpose.

Evaluation of central corneal thickness (CCT) and endothelial cell density (ECD) in patients with senile cataract and coexisting pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome with glaucoma (PEXG) and without glaucoma using specular microscopy.

Participants and Methods.

The study included 122 patients (217 eyes).

In this group of patients we identified 133 eyes with PEX syndrome (65 with glaucoma, 68 without glaucoma) and 84 eyes without PEX syndrome.

ECD and CCT were measured in each eye by specular microscopy.

Results.

ECD in eyes with PEX syndrome without glaucoma (2297 ± 359 cell/mm2) and in eyes with PEXG (2241 ± 363 cell/mm2) was lower than in the control group (2503 ± 262 cell/mm2) ( P < 0.001 ).

CCT in eyes with PEXG (508.2 ± 32.6 μm) was thinner than in eyes with PEX syndrome without glaucoma (529.7 ± 30.3 μm) and control group (527.7 ± 29.4 μm) ( P < 0.001 ).

Conclusions.

This research shows that in eyes with PEX syndrome, both with and without glaucoma, ECD was statistically significantly lower than in the control group.

In patients with PEXG, CCT was statistically significantly thinner than in the PEX syndrome and control group.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Tomaszewski, Bożydar T.& Zalewska, Renata& Mariak, Zofia. 2014. Evaluation of the Endothelial Cell Density and the Central Corneal Thickness in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042404

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Tomaszewski, Bożydar T.…[et al.]. Evaluation of the Endothelial Cell Density and the Central Corneal Thickness in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042404

American Medical Association (AMA)

Tomaszewski, Bożydar T.& Zalewska, Renata& Mariak, Zofia. Evaluation of the Endothelial Cell Density and the Central Corneal Thickness in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042404

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1042404