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Abstract #54011 Published in IGR 15-2

Mean platelet volume in pseudoexfoliation syndrome and glaucoma

Türkcü FM; Yüksel H; S Ahin A; Cinar Y; Cingü KA; S Ahin M; Yildirim A; Caça I
European Journal of Ophthalmology 2013; 0: 0


PURPOSE: Pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome (PES) is characterized by the widespread deposition of abnormal extracellular fibrillary material on many ocular and extraocular tissues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association among PES, PEX glaucoma (PEG), and mean platelet volume (MPV).

METHODS: Forty patients with PES (mean age 62.6 ± 7.8 years), 31 with PEG (mean age 65.9 ± 6.6 years), and 37 healthy individuals (control group) (mean age 64.0 ± 7.1 years) were included in the study. The MPV of the 3 groups were compared.

RESULTS: Age and sex distribution were similar among groups (p>0.05). Mean MPV in PES, PEG, and control groups were 9.59 ± 0.94 fl, 9.53 ± 0.80 fl, and 7.7 ± 0.67 fl, respectively. In the PEX group, MPV values ​​were significantly higher than in the control group (p<0.05). However, there was no difference between the PES and PEG groups (p>0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: The MPV values in both groups with PEX were higher than those in the healthy group.

1 Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir - Turkey.

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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)
3.6 Cellular biology (Part of: 3 Laboratory methods)
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)



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