研究目的
To determine the impact of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) and retinal photocoagulation (RP) on the corneal endothelium using corneal specular microscopy.
研究成果
SLT causes a transient decrease in endothelial cell density and an increase in CCT, and there may be changes to pleomorphism. RP seems to have significantly less impact on the corneal endothelium, with the only change of note an increase in polymegathism between pre-RP and post-RP. Overall the changes observed are minor and unlikely to be of clinical significance.
研究不足
The examiner of the specular microscopy image was not blinded to whether the image was pre- or postprocedure, which may have introduced some measurement bias.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
Retrospective cohort study using corneal specular microscopy to assess the impact of SLT and RP on the corneal endothelium.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
249 eyes from 136 patients who underwent SLT and 132 eyes from 74 patients who underwent RP were included. Exclusion criteria included concurrent corneal disease and medications affecting the cornea.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Ellex Tango laser for SLT, Ellex Solitaire laser for RP, Tomey EM-3000 Corneal Specular Microscope.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
Corneal specular microscopy was performed immediately before and after each procedure and at 1-month postprocedure. Parameters examined included corneal endothelial cell count, coefficient of variance of cell area, percentage of hexagonal cells, and central corneal thickness.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
Repeated measures analysis of variance with nested design was used to test for differences at each time point for corneal endothelial cell density, CCT, coefficient of variance in cell size, and percentage of hexagonal cells.
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