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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the relationship between the serum oxidant-antioxidant balance and the presence of exfoliation syndrome (XFS) in a prospective study. METHODS: The study group comprised 27 cases of XFS. Serum concentrations of myeloperoxidase, malondialdehyde, vitamins A, C and E, catalase and total antioxidant were measured and compared with an independent group by t-test. RESULTS: Serum myeloperoxidase, vitamins A and E, catalase and total antioxidant parameters were not statistically different among the groups (P > 0.05). Serum vitamin C concentrations were significantly lower and malondialdehyde concentrations were significantly higher in cases of XFS when compared with the control group (P = 0.008 and P = 0.002, respectively). CONCLUSION: An altered oxidant-antioxidant balance may play a role in the pathogenesis of XFS.
Dr. A. Yimaz, Department of Ophthalmology, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey
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)