Thickness of anterior sclera and corneal layers in systemic sclerosis.

Autor: Ün EŞ; Ophthalmology Department, Pamukkale University, 20070, Denizli, Turkey. eminesekerun@gmail.com., Pekel G; Ophthalmology Department, Pamukkale University, 20070, Denizli, Turkey., Tasci M; Rheumatology Division, İzzet Baysal Training and Research Hospital, Bolu, Turkey., Bahar A; Yozgat State Hospital, Eye Clinic, Yozgat, Turkey., Pekel E; Denizli State Hospital, Eye Clinic, Denizli, Turkey., Cetin EN; Ophthalmology Department, Pamukkale University, 20070, Denizli, Turkey., Subasi M; Ophthalmology Department, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey., Cobankara V; Rheumatology Division, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International ophthalmology [Int Ophthalmol] 2024 Mar 15; Vol. 44 (1), pp. 137. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 15.
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-024-03013-z
Abstrakt: Purpose: To evaluate the thickness of anterior sclera and corneal layers in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Methods: The present cross-sectional study included 41 patients with systemic sclerosis and 41 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. The study and control groups were compared in terms of the thickness of anterior sclera, corneal epithelium, Bowman's layer, corneal stroma, and Descemet's membrane-endothelium complex. The thickness measurements were obtained using the anterior segment module of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.
Results: The thickness of anterior sclera, corneal epithelium, Bowman's layer, and Descemet's membrane-endothelium complex were similar in the patients with systemic sclerosis and healthy controls (P > 0.05). Total corneal thickness at the apex was 511.1 ± 33.5 µm in the systemic sclerosis group and 528.4 ± 29.5 µm in the control group (P = 0.015). The corneal stroma was thinner in the systemic sclerosis patients compared to the healthy controls (P = 0.02).
Conclusions: The corneal stroma was thinner in the patients with systemic sclerosis compared to that of healthy controls, while the thickness of the anterior sclera was similar in both groups.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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