Consequences of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis on ocular parameters of anterior and posterior segments: An up-to-date imaging approach
Yazarlar (5)
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Doğan Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Vefa Halilova
Mehmet Cem Sabaner
Doç. Dr. Özgür Eroğul Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Hamıdu Hamısı Gobeka Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE (Q4)
Dergi ISSN 1119-3077 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 10-2021
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 24 / 10 / 1541–1544 DOI 10.4103/njcp.njcp_534_20
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/njcp.njcp_534_20
UAK Araştırma Alanları
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