Author/Authors :
Manoochehri, Vahide Ophthalmologist - Nikookari Eye Hospital - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Sorkhabi, Rana Associate Professor of Ophthalmology - Nikookari Eye Hospital - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Rahbani, Mohammad Bagher Associate Professor of Ophthalmology - Nikookari Eye Hospital - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Ahoor, Mohammad Hosein Associate Professor of Ophthalmology - Nikookari Eye Hospital - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz
Abstract :
Purpose: To evaluate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and central corneal thickness (CCT) in
patients with exfoliation syndrome (XFS)
Methods: In this comparative case series we measured RNFL thickness and CCT in 30 patients
with XFS and in 30 age and sex matched healthy subjects who met the inclusion criteria.
Results: Average RNFL in XFS group were significantly thinner than controls (94.36±8.70 μm vs.
100.80±6.68 μm) (P=0.002). In the analysis with regard to quadrants, no statistically significant
reduction in RNFL thickness was found between groups. XFS patients and controls did not differ in
CCT measurements (522.90±40.71 μm vs. 517.30±30.50 μm) (P=0.549).
Conclusion: No significant differences in CCT and RNFL thickness in temporal, nasal, superior and
inferior quadrants between XFS and controls were observed. However, average RNFL
measurements in eyes with XFS showed lower values.
