Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/37066
Title: Measurements of scleral thickness and corneal optic densitometry in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Kaya, Hüseyin
Karasu, Uğur
Martin, Çiğdem
Taşçi, M.
Pekel, Gökhan
Keywords: adult
case control study
complication
cornea
corneal pachymetry
cross-sectional study
densitometry
diagnostic imaging
epidemiology
female
human
male
middle aged
normal human
optical coherence tomography
pathology
procedures
sclera
systemic lupus erythematosus
turkey (bird)
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Cornea
Corneal Pachymetry
Cross-Sectional Studies
Densitometry
Female
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Male
Middle Aged
Sclera
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Turkey
Publisher: NLM (Medline)
Abstract: BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the scleral thickness and corneal parameters of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Forty-seven eyes of 47 SLE patients and 44 eyes of healthy controls were included in this cross-sectional study. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) was used to measure the corneal and scleral thickness. Scleral thickness (ST) was measured based upon the segmentation at 1000 to 5000 µm from the scleral spur. Pentacam HR was used to measure corneal parameters. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference between SLE group and control group according to age and sex (P > .05). The ST measurements at all distances from scleral spur were found to be thicker in patients with SLE (P < .05). Central corneal thickness (CCT), cornea volume (CV), corneal densitometry (CD), and peripheral corneal thickness (PCT) measurements were similar between the groups (P > .05). CONCLUSION: ST was thicker in SLE patients compared with healthy controls. AS-OCT seems helpful in selecting optimal sites for pharmaceutical or surgical intervention in SLE patients, since it shows thickness variations in anterior sclera.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/37066
https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000021467
ISSN: 1536-5964
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