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مقاله
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Abstract
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Title:
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The effects of smoking on corneal endothelial cells; a cross-sectional study on a population from Isfahan, Iran
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Author(s):
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Khodayar Golabchi, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Ali Salehi, Hamidreza JahanbaniArdakani, Sara Ghafari, Ziba Farajzadegan
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Presentation Type:
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Poster
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Subject:
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Cornea and Anterior Segment
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Others:
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Presenting Author:
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Name:
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Seied mohamad ali Abtahi Forushani
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Affiliation :(optional)
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Department of ophthalmology, Feiz Eye Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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E mail:
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Phone:
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03112228129
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Mobile:
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09132297465
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Purpose:
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The aim of this study is to compare the effect of smoking in corneal endothelial cell number and
morphology by specular microscopy on a non-smoker population.
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Methods:
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Our cross-sectional study was performed on 150 participants from a non-smoker population. Noncontact specular microscopy (Tomey Corporation Inc., Nagoya, Japan) was performed in the center of the
cornea of all subjects. The cell density (CD), average cell size (AVG), percent of hexagonality (HEX %), and
central corneal thickness (CCT) were calculated and compared in both groups.
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Results:
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Totally, 76 eyes of 76 smokers and 74 eyes of 74 non-smokers were enrolled in the study from 2015
until 2016. The mean age of smokers and non-smokers were 48.61±17.04 and 46.39±13.02, respectively. The
mean number of pack/year among the smokers was 17.36±14.68. Also, the mean values of AVG and CD were
significantly different for these two groups (P=0.011 and P=0.039, respectively). Other corneal endothelial
variables did not show a significant difference between smokers and non-smokers (P˃0.05). However, smokers
with severe nicotine dependency had significantly greater AVG and lower CD in comparison with the nonsmokers (P=0.004 and P=0.013, respectively).
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Conclusion:
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Our study showed that smoking can cause significant changes in some of the corneal endothelial
variables, but not all of them.
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Attachment:
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53Smoking and cornea.pptx
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