Morphological Changes of the Corneal Endothelial Cells and Central Corneal Thickness in Neovascular Glaucoma.
- Author:
Ki San KIM
1
;
Jee Youn KIM
;
Dong Myung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, School of MedIcine, Keimyung University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Corneal endothelial cells;
Morphological changes;
Neovascular glaucoma
- MeSH:
Corneal Edema;
Endothelial Cells*;
Glaucoma, Neovascular*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1992;33(12):1200-1203
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Morphometric variables of the corneal endothelial cells and central corneal thickness were evaluated in 12 neovascular glaucoma eyes and 12 normal contralateral eyes. Cell area and density was 611.50 micrometer2, 2,065 cells/mm2 respectively in neovasualar glauloma eyes and 441.33 micrometer2, 2,313cells/mm2 respectively in normal contralateral eyes and there were no significant diffeernce between two groups (p>O.1). Hexagonality was 55.69% in neovascular glaucoma eyes and 62.01 % in normal contralateral eyes and the decrease in hexagonality in the former was statistically significant (P0.05). It can be concluded that neovascular glaucoma induces morphological changes of the corneal endothelial cens which might bring corneal edema.
