J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1992 Dec;33(12):1200-1203.

Morphological Changes of the Corneal Endothelial Cells and Central Corneal Thickness in Neovascular Glaucoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, School of MedIcine, Keimyung University, Korea.
  • 2Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.

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.

Keyword

Corneal endothelial cells; Morphological changes; Neovascular glaucoma

MeSH Terms

Corneal Edema
Endothelial Cells*
Glaucoma, Neovascular*
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