Corneal endothelial status 12 to 55 months after excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy
| Autor: | Camille S. Matta, Lawrence L. Hyde, Larry W. Piebenga, Pierre G. Mardelli, Joseph Gira |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Corneal endothelium Endothelium medicine.medical_treatment Cell Count Excimer Cornea Ophthalmology medicine Image Processing Computer-Assisted Myopia Humans Longitudinal Studies business.industry Endothelium Corneal Mean Cell Density Middle Aged Photorefractive keratectomy medicine.anatomical_structure Pleomorphism (cytology) SPECULAR MICROSCOPY Female sense organs Laser Therapy business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmology. 102(4) |
| ISSN: | 0161-6420 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To investigate the long-term effect (range, 12–55 months) of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) on the human corneal endothelium. Methods: Specular microscopy of the central corneal endothelium was performed on 106 patients who underwent PRK to correct myopia. The duration of follow-up varied from 12 to 55 months (mean, 33 months; median, 37 months). Patients were divided in two groups: group 1 included 32 patients (35 treated eyes) with preoperative and postoperative central endothelial images; group 2 included 26 patients from group 1 and 74 additional patients with postoperative central endothelial images of the treated and untreated fellow eyes. Results: In group 1, preoperative and postoperative values were as follows: mean cell density (± standard deviation), 2950 ± 329 cells/mm 2 and 2907 ± 337 cells/mm 2 , respectively ( P = 0.43); polymegathism index, 0.29 ± 0.06 and 0.28 ± 0.05, respectively ( P = 0.38); pleomorphism index, 65.8% ± 5.6% and 64.2% ± 5.6%,respectively ( P = 0.22); figure coefficient index, 0.86 ± 0.05 and 0.87 ± 0.02, respectively ( P = 0.20). In group 2, postoperative values of the treated and untreated eyes were as follows: mean cell density, 2912 ± 363 cells/mm2 and 2922 ± 434 cells/mm2, respectively ( P = 0.86); polymegathism index, 0.28 ± 0.05 and 0.30 ± 0.08, respectively ( P = 0.04); pleomorphism index, 64.93% ± 7.49% and 64.07% ± 8.31 %,respectively ( P = 0.45); figure coefficient index, 0.88 ± 0.03 and 0.88 ± 0.03, respectively ( P = 0.79). Conclusions: Photorefractive keratectomy caused no damage to the central corneal endothelium. Polymegathism differences in treated and untreated eyes could be attributed to modifications in corneal metabolism or to a yet unknown mechanism. |
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