Comparision of Central Corneal Thickness between Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Normal Subjects
Ahmet Kirgiz, Havva Kaldirim, Metin Mert, Kubra Serefoglu Cabuk, Mehmet Orcun Akdemir, Tolga Yilmaz
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Ahmet Kirgiz, Havva Kaldirim, Metin Mert, Kubra Serefoglu Cabuk, Mehmet Orcun Akdemir, Tolga Yilmaz | Yıl: 2014 | Dergi/Kurum: ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL | İndeks: WOS.ESCI | DOI: 10.5152/imj.2014.41033 | Anahtar Kelimeler: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome, central corneal thicknes
Objective: We aimed to compare the central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements of the cases with pseudoexfoliation syndrome ( PES) and normal subjects.
Methods: Sixty eyes of 30 control cases and 58 eyes of PES patients with and without glaucoma were included in our prospective study. The CCT values were measured with ultrasound pachymetry and compared between groups.
Results: Mean CCT was statistically significantly thinner in PES eyes (539.99 +/- 37.1 mu m) than in normal eyes (558.62 +/- 30.67 mu m) (p=0.0001). There was no statistically significant difference in mean CCT between the PES eyes with and without glaucoma (541.94 +/- 29.32 mu m, 538.23 +/- 39.03 mu m, respectively) (p=0.724).
Conclusion: Thinner CCT in eyes with PES, as a result of artificially lower intraocular pressure readings, may cause late diagnosis of glaucoma and rapid progression of the disease.