Evaluation of the effect of chronic smoking habit on corneal endothelial cells, central corneal thickness and dry eye tests
| dc.contributor.author | Karakurt, Yucel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sunar, Mukadder | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tasli, Nurdan Gamze | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ucak, Turgay | |
| dc.contributor.author | Agcayazi, Sumeyye Burcu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ugurlu, Adem | |
| dc.contributor.author | Icel, Erel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-01T10:44:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-01T10:44:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.department | İnönü Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of chronic smoking habit on corneal endothelial cells, central corneal thickness, and dry eye tests. Material and Methods: A total of 160 eyes of 160 chronic smokers and 160 eyes of 160 control cases were included in the study. The smokers were grouped into 4 groups according to pack-year smoking as follows: 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, >30. Endothelial cell density (CD), average cell size (AVG), percentage of hexagonal cell (HEX), and coefficient of variation (CV), central corneal thickness (CCT) were measured using a specular microscope. The Tear Break-Up Time (TUBT) and Schirmer tests were performed. Results: In Group 1 and Group 2, there was no significant difference between the smoker and the control groups in terms of CD, AVG, HEX and CV. In Group 3 and Group 4, there was a significant decrease in CD and HEX values, while there was a significant increase in AVG and CV values. CCT values were not significantly different in the Groups 1,2 and 3, whereas there was a significant decrease in the Group 4. TBUT and Schirmer tests were significantly decreased in all groups. Conclusion: It was found that as the number of pack-year increased, CD and HEX values decreased and AVG and CV values increased. Dry eye tests were affected in a shorter period of time, while CCT was affected in a longer period of time than the time required for CD, HEX, AVG and CV parameters to be affected. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Karakurt, Y., Sunar, M., Gamze Tasli, N., Ucak, T., Burcu Agcayazi, S., Ugurlu, A., & Icel, E. (2021). Evaluation of the effect of chronic smoking habit on corneal endothelial cells, central corneal thickness and dry eye tests . Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11616/54074 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annals of Medical Research | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.title | Evaluation of the effect of chronic smoking habit on corneal endothelial cells, central corneal thickness and dry eye tests | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
