Prevalence of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome in Turkish Patients with Senile Cataract.
Semin Ophthalmol
; 32(3): 297-301, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) among Turkish patients with senile cataract. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Records of 352 eyes of 352 patients who underwent cataract surgery were analyzed in this retrospective study. The presence of PEX, type of cataract, intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and systemic diseases (coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus) were recorded.RESULTS:
The overall prevalence of PEX syndrome was detected to be 11%. The mean age of PEX patients was significantly higher than without PEX (74.4 ± 7.2 years and 69.3 ± 11.4 years, respectively, p = 0.004). The most common cataract type in the PEX patients was mixed-type cataract determined in 51.2% of patients. IOP was significantly higher in eyes with PEX than in eyes without it (16.1 ± 4.5 mmHg and 14.7 ± 3.8 mmHg, respectively; p = 0.03). Moreover, the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration was found to be significantly higher, and prevalence of glaucoma slightly higher in PEX patients than without PEX.CONCLUSION:
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is a common condition in Turkish people. PEX is associated with mixed type of cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and elevated IOP. Therefore, PEX patients should be checked for concomitant diseases.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Catarata
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Síndrome de Exfoliación
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Semin Ophthalmol
Asunto de la revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía