Yazarlar |
Mustafa Doğan
Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Vefa Halilova
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Cem SABANER
Türkiye |
Özgür Eroğul
Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Hamıdu Hamısı Gobeka
Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Özet |
To investigate consequences of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC) on the ocular anterior and posterior segment parameters. Forty healthy participants (mean age: 25.90 ± 5.7 years, 20 females, 20 males) and 40 patients with SAC (mean age: 26.20 ± 5.7 years, 20 females, 20 males) were included in this prospective study. The anterior segment parameters including central corneal thickness (CCT) and anterior chamber depth (ACD) were measured by Scheimpflug imaging system. Axial length (AL) was measured by optical biometry. The posterior segment parameters, including retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), subfoveal choroidal thickness, and central macular thickness were measured by optical coherence tomography. Similar values of the ACD, AL, RNFL as well as central macular thickness between healthy participants and patients with SAC were revealed. Despite the CCT being thinner in SAC, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. On the other hand, SAC was found to be associated with an increase in subfoveal choroidal thickness, the condition of which may be attributed to the inflammatory nature of the disease. The present study has managed to demonstrate non-significant alterations in the ocular anterior and posterior segment parameters of patients with SAC. Yet, the increase in subfoveal choroidal thickness may be linked to the accompanying inflammation of both the conjunctiva and other ocular tissues, particularly the choroidal layer. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
Anterior chamber depth | central corneal thickness | nerve fiber layer | seasonal allergic conjunctivitis | sub-foveal choroidal thickness |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE |
Dergi ISSN | 1119-3077 |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 10-2021 |
Cilt No | 24 |
Sayı | 10 |
Sayfalar | 1541 / 1544 |
Doi Numarası | 10.4103/njcp.njcp_534_20 |
Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/njcp.njcp_534_20 |