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Consequences of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis on ocular parameters of anterior and posterior segments: An up-to-date imaging approach     
Yazarlar
Mustafa Doğan
Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Vefa Halilova
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet Cem SABANER 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