Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

Morphological study of corneal endothelium in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma: A single institute study in Kashmir

Dr Surraya Ismail Parray, Dr Junaid Salam Wani, Dr Gazala Ahmad

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Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is a generalized disorder of the extracellular matrix associated with excessive production and progressive accumulation of abnormal fiillar material in intraocular and extraocular tissues. Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma accounts for approximately 25% of all open angle glaucomas worldwide. Specular microscopy of the corneal endothelium has revealed a significantly lower than normal cell density in eyes with the exfoliation syndrome and changes in cell size and shape. A hospital based study was conducted to evaluate the corneal endothelial cell parameters in 128 patients of pseuexfoliative glaucoma. The endothelial cell density in PXG group was significantly lower compared to control group. There was a statistically significant difference between PXG group and controls in terms of percentage of hexagonal cells and coefficient of variation. Identifying these alterations in these patients prior to surgical procedure like cataract or trabeculectomy important to minimize intra surgical endothelial loss and avoid post surgery corneal decompensation

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MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM IN PSEUDOEXFOLIATION GLAUCOMA: A SINGLE INSTITUTE STUDY IN KASHMIR, Dr Surraya Ismail Parray, Dr Junaid Salam Wani, Dr Gazala Ahmad GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2019


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