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Abstract #23926 Published in IGR 11-2
Evaluation of the change in accommodation amplitude in subjects with pseudoexfoliation
Yavas GF; Oztürk F; Küsbeci T; Inan UU; Kaplan U; Ermiş SSEye 2009; 23: 822-826
PURPOSE: To evaluate the changes in accommodation amplitude in cases with pseudoexfoliation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-nine eyes having pseudoexfoliation and 37 normal eyes aged between 40-60 years were included in the study. After ophthalmic examination, accommodation amplitude was measured using Powerrefractor II. Besides, axial length, anterior chamber depth, and lens thickness was measured by A-scan ultrasonography. The results obtained were evaluated by independent samples' t-test. RESULTS: There was no difference in mean age between cases with pseudoexfoliation and normal cases (P=0.131). Mean accommodation amplitude was significantly lower in cases with pseudoexfoliation (P=0.002). Axial length, anterior chamber depth, and lens thickness measurements did not show significant change between groups (P=0.55, P=0.66, P=0.36, respectively). CONCLUSION: In the presence of pseudoexfoliation, ciliary apparatus can be affected and accommodation amplitude can be decreased in earlier ages.
Department of Ophthalmology, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Classification:
9.4.4.1 Exfoliation syndrome (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.4 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the lens)
