Ayşe ÖZEÇ VURAL, Ayşen TOPALKARA, Osman Şevki ARSLAN, Mustafa İlker TOKER, Ayhan DURSUN, Feyza DURSUN, Mustafa Kemal ARICI, Haydar ERDOĞAN

Psödoeksfoliasyon sendromlu olgularda gözyaşı fonksiyonlarının santral korneal kalınlığa etkisi

Amaç. Psödoeksfoliasyon sendromlu (PES) olgularda gözyaşı fonksiyonlarının santral korneakalınlığına etkisini araştırmak. Yöntem. PESlu 47 hastanın 58 gözü çalışmaya alındı. Olgularınsantral kornea kalınlıkları (SKK) ölçüldü ve Schirmer test değerleri, gözyaşı kırılma zamanları(GKZ) kaydedildi. Olgular gözyaşı kırılma zamanları 10 sn altı gözler bir grup (n=27), 10sn üzeriolanlar ise diğer grup (n=31) olmak üzere ikiye ayrıldı. Gruplar SKK açısından karşılaştırıldı.Daha sonra hastalar Schirmer değerleri 15mmnin altında olan gözler bir grupta (n=27), 15mmüzeri olanlar diğer grupta (n=31) olacak şekilde ayrıldı. Gruplar tekrar SKK açısındankarşılaştırıldı. Bulgular. Gruplar arasında yaş, cinsiyet ve göz içi basınçlar açısından fark yoktu(p>0,05). GKZ değeri 10sn altı olan grup ile (517,7±33,7µm), GKZ değeri 10 sn üzeri olan grup(516,9±31,5µm) arasında SKK değerleri açısından anlamlı bir fark yoktu (p>0,05). Schirmerdeğerleri 15mmnin altında olan grup ile (515,8±31,3µm), Schirmer değerleri 15mm üzerinde olangrup (522,5±33,2µm) arasında SKK değerleri açısından anlamlı bir fark yoktu (p>0,05). Sonuç.Psödoeksfoliasyon sendromlu (PES) olgularda gözyaşı fonksiyonlarının santral kornea kalınlığınaetkisinin olmadığı bulundu.

The effect of tear f unction on central corneal thickness values in patient with pseudoexf oliation syndrome

Aim. To determine the effect of tear function on central corneal thickness values in eyes withpseudoexfoliation syndrome. Method. Fifty eight eyes of 47 patients with pseudoexfoliationsyndrome were included in the study. Central corneal thicknesses values and Schirmer, break-uptime tests were also recorded. The participants were divided into two groups. These were BUTscores < 10s, (n=27) and BUT scores > 10s (n=31). The central corneal thicknesses werecompared between groups. The participants were also divided into two according to the Schirmeras group I scores 15mm (n=31). The central cornealthicknesses were compared between the groups. Results. There were no significant differences inage, gender and intra ocular pressure between the groups (p> 0.05). The mean central cornealthickness of the group that BUT scores < 10s (517.7±33.7µm) was not significant than the groupthat BUT scores > 10s (516.9±31.5µm) (p> 0.05). The mean central corneal thickness of the groupthat Schirmer scores 15mm (522.5±33.2µm) (p>0.05). Conclusions. We found that there was no effect of tearfunction on central corneal thickness values in patient with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

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