简介：<正>DearSir,IamDr.HuijaeLee,fromtheSeoulIreEyeClinic,Seoul,Korea.Iwritetopresentacasereportofesotropiaafterocclusiontherapy.Amblyopiacanbecausedby

简介：Choroidalneovascularization(CNV)isanuncommoncomplicationassociatedwithamacularhole.Inthiscasereportofararecondition,wepresentapathologicmyopiapatientwithaco-existentmacularholeandchoroidalneovascularmembrane.ThepatientwastreatedwithphotodynamictherapyforCNV,andthenvitreoussurgeryfortheretinaldetachmentandmacularhole.Attheendof4yearsfollow-up,hervisualacuitywasimprovedto0.1whilethemacularholeremainedopen.OpticalcoherencetomographyisausefulinspectionmethodofthediagnosisofCNVandmacularhole.

简介：AIM:Tocomparethetrabecularmeshwork(TM)andirisapoptosisoftreatedanduntreatedprimaryopenangleglaucoma(POAG)patients.METHODS:Eighttreatment-naive,newlydiagnosed(group1)and11medlcaiytreated(group2)patientswithPOAGwereincludedinthestudy.Eachpatientunderwentalimbus-basedtrabeculectomy.TheTMandperipheralirisspecimensweredissectedoutandweresnap-frozeninliquidnitrogenandstoredat-80tuntiltheywereassayed.ApoptosisineachgroupwasassesedbyTUNELmethod.RESULTS:Themeanpatientagewas60.6±5.8years(53-68years)vs58.9±8.9years(47-70years)ingroup1andgroup2(P=0.859).Themeantreatmenttimeingroup2was22.2±7.3months(12-34months).ApoptoticindexesinTMandirisweresignificantlyhigherinPOAGpatientsusingmedication(group2)comparedtotreatment-naivePOAGpatients(group1)(P=0.004,0.015;respectively).CONCLUSION:LongtermadministrationoftopicalantiglaucomamedicationscausesadditionaltoxiceffectsonTM.

简介：AIM:Toinvestigatetheantifibroticeffectofthefreeze-driedbilayeredfibrin-bindingamnioticmembraneasadrugdeliverysystemonglaucomasurgeryinrabbitmodel.Theaimofthisstudywastoprepareanovellocaldeliverysystemforthesustainedandcontrollablereleaseof5-Fu.METHODS:Twenty-fourJapanesewhiterabbitswererandomizedintothreegroups:theexperimentalgroup(oculartrabeculectomyincombinationwith5-Fuloadedfreeze-driedbilayeredfibrin-bindingamnioticmembranetransplantation),thecontrolgroup(oculartrabeculectomyincombinationwith5-Fu)andtheblankgroup(singletrabeculectomy).HEstaining,massionstainingandimmunohistochemistryforα-SMAwereperformedondays7,14,21and30followingsurgery.Theconcentrationof5-Fuinrabbitaqueoushumorwasexaminedbyhighperformanceliquidchromatography(HPLC)3daysafterthesurgery.RESULTS:Statisticaldifferenceswerenotedinintraocularpressureamonggroupsonday7,14,21and30followingsurgery.Histologyfurtherdemonstratedthattrabeculectomyincombinationwithfreeze-driedbilayeredfibrin-bindingamnioticmembraneyieldedwellwoundhealingandnoscarformationandwasbeneficialforlongtermeffect.CONCLUSION:HPLCshowedagoodslow-releaseeffectwithfreeze-driedbilayeredfibrin-bindingamnioticmembrane.

简介：AIM:Todeterminethehistopathologicalchangesofrifampicinappliedintravitreallyonretinalganglioncellsbymeansofstereologicalandhistopathologicalmethods.METHODS:Forthisstudytwenty-fourNewZealandadultrabbitsweredividedintofourgroups(n=6foreachgroup).50μg/0.1mL(group1),100μg/0.1mL(group2),150μg/0.1mL(group3)and200μg/0.1mL(group4),rifampicinwereinjectedintothevitreousoftherighteyesofanimals,theirlefteyeswereusedascontrol(group5).Afterthe28thdayofapplication,animalswereanesthetisedwithxylazine(8mg/kg,IM)andthentheireyeswereenucleatedimmediately.Patternsweretakenawayandeyeswerepreparedforbothstereologicalandelectromicroscopicobservation.RESULTS:Dependingonthehighdoseofrifampicin,somehistopathologicalchangessuchascytoplasmicdilatationanddamagedmembranewereobservedontheelectromicroscopiclevel.Usingquantitativeexamination,whichwasdoneatthelightmicroscopiclevel,itwasshownthatthenumberofneuronsdecreasedlinearlyasrifampicindoseincreasedwhencomparedwiththecontrolgroup.CONCLUSION:Basedonthesefindings,low-doserifampicin(50μg/0.1mL)maybeusefulfortreatmentoftheoculardiseases.

简介：<正>DearSir,IamDr.Zhong-ShanChenfromtheDepartmentofOphthalmology,WuhanGeneralHospitalofGuangzhouMilitaryCommand,HubeiProvince,China.Iwritetopresenttwocaseswithserpiginouschoroiditis(SC)whichisarare,usuallybilateral,chronic,progressiveinflammationofthechoroid,choriocapillarisandretinalpigmentepithelium.InthispaperwepresentedthedifferentoutcomesofSCpatientswithorwithoutsystemicandoculartreatmentsafterlong-termfollow-up.

简介：AIM:Totestthehypothesisthatamblyopicneuroretinamayhaveanalteredthicknesswhencomparedtothenormal.·METHODS:Twenty-fiveamblyopic,youngpatientsbetweentheagesof7and11yearsoldwerestudied.Theinterestedneuroretinaareasaredefinedinto10sub-regionsaccordingtosuperior-inferior,nasal-temoral,andperi-paraaxis,whichcrossthefovelastructure.Thethicknessesoften,definedmacularregionswereseparatelymeasuredbyopticalcoherencetomography(OCT)andanalyzedbyt-test.·RESULTS:Theaveragethicknessofneuroretinaintheexactfoveolaoftheamblyopiceyesislargerthanthatofnormaleyes(P<0.05),buttheothernineregionshavenosignificantdifference.Interestingly,inboththenormalandamblyopiceyes,thetemporalarealooksthinnerthanotherquadrants(P<0.05).·CONCLUSION:Thicknessalterationmaybeassociatedwithamblyopicdisordersinyoungpatients.Studyingalargervolumeofsubjectsofsimilarageisrequiredtoconfirmthisobservation.

简介：AIM:ToinvestigatetheinterferingeffectofY-27632,aROCK-Iselectiveinhibitor,onthesignaltransductionpathwayoftransforminggrowthfactor-β1(TGF-β1)inocularTenoncapsulefibroblasts(OTFS)invitro.METHODS:AfterOTFSfrompassages4to6invitrowereinducedbyTGF-β1andthentreatedbyY-27632,thechangesoftheOTFScellcycleswereanalyzedviaflowcytometry,andtheproteinsexpressionoftheα-smoothmuscularactin(α-SMA),connectivetissuegrowthfactor(CTGF),collagenIwerecalculatedbyWesternblot.AfterOTFStreatedbythedifferentconcentrationsofY-27632,theexpressionlevelsoftheα-SMA,CTGFandcollagenImRNAwereassayedbyRT-PCR.RESULTS:Y-27632hadnomarkedlyeffectontheOTFScellcycles.AftertreatedbyTGF-β1,OTFSinG1periodsignificantlyincreased.ThecellcyclesdistributionbybothTGF-β1andY-27632hadnoremarkabledifferencefromthatincontrolgroup.Y-27632significantlyinhibitedtheproteinsexpressionsofbothα-SMAandCTGF,whiletosomeextentinhibitedthatofcollagenI.TGF-β1significantlypromotedtheproteinsexpressionsofα-SMA,CTGFandcollagenI.AfterOTFStreatedbybothTGF-β1andY-27632,ofα-SMA,theproteinexpressionwassimilarwiththatincontrolgroup(P=0.066>0.05),buttheproteinexpressionofCTGForcollagenI,respectively,wassignificantlydifferentfromthatincontrolgroup(P=0.000<0.01).Thedifferencesofexpressionsoftheα-SMA,CTGFandcollagenImRNAin30,150,750μmol/LY-27632groupwerestatisticallysignificant,comparedwiththoseincontrolgroup,respectively(α-SMA,P=0.002,0.000,0.000;CTGF,P=0.014,0.002,0.001;collagenI,P=0.003,0.002,0.000).CONCLUSION:BlockingtheRho/ROCKsignalingpathwaybyusingofY-27632couldinhibitthecellularproliferationandtheexpressionofbothCTGFandα-SMAwhateverOTFSinducedbyTGF-β1ornot.Y-27632suppressedtheexpressionofcollagenImRNAwithoutinduction.

简介：<正>DearSir,IamProf.BeuyJoobfromSanitation1MedicalAcademicCenter,Bangkok,Thailand.Iwritetodiscusstherecentpublicationonproteomicanalysisindiabeticretinopathy(DR).Liuetal[1]concludedthattheirapproachbytwodimensionalfluorescencedifferencegelelectrophoresis(2D-DIGE)combinedwithmatrix-assistedlaser

简介：近视性屈光不正已成为眼科最常见的疾病之一,且发病率呈逐年上升趋势,其中高度近视是常见的致盲病因。一般认为近视的发生、发展是由基因遗传和环境因素共同作用的结果。目前对近视的治疗和预防的方法主要包括光学矫正、药物干预和手术干预。如何通过有效的预防方法来降低近视的患病率是当今眼科领域研究的热点和难点。

简介：AIM:Toinvestigatethepossiblerelationshipbetweentheinfluencingfactorsoccurringbeforeandduringbirthinfull-terminfantsandtheoutcomeofretinopathy.·METHODS:Totally816full-terminfantsadmittedintheneonateintensiveunitofBoaiHospitalofZhongshanbetween1May,2008and30June,2011wereincludedinthestudy.Fundusexaminationwasperformedandevaluatedindividuallyonthemattheageof48hoursafterdelivery,2weeksand1month.Somepossibleriskfactorshappeningprenatallyorduringdeliverysuchaspregnantrelatedhypertension,placentaprevia,placentalabruptionetc,aswellassomeneonatalriskfactorssuchasneonatalasphyxia,hypoxic-ischemicencephalopathy(HIE),lowbirthweightetc,wererecordedandevacuated.Thentheeffectoftheriskfactorsoffull-terminfantsonretinopathywasstudied.·RESULTS:Theincidenceofretinalhemorrhageoffull-terminfantswithprenatalpregnantrelatedhypertension(PRH)ofthemother(43.6%)wassignificantlyhigherthanthatoffull-terminfantswithout(8.0%).(P<0.001).Theincidenceofretinalhemorrhageoffull-terminfantswithneonatalasphyxiaand/orhypoxic-ischemicencephalopathy(HIE)(29.3%)wassignificantlyhigherthanthatofthosewithout(15.7%),butcorrelationwasnotfoundbetweentheseverityofretinahemorrhageandthedegreeofhypoxicdisease.Apalecolorofopticdiscwasassociatedwithalowbirthweightoffull-terminfant.Full-terminfantswithbirthweighlessthan2500ghadasignificanthigherincidenceofretinopathythanthosewithbirthweightequalormorethan2500g(P<0.001).·CONCLUSION:Themaininfluencingfactorswhichleadtoretinopathyofhighriskfull-terminfantsareprenatalfactorssuchasPRH,andsomeneonatalriskfactorssuchasasphyxia,hypoxic-ischemicencephalopathy,andlowbirthweight.

简介：AIM:Tocharacterizetheclinicalfeatures,diagnosis,treatmentandprognosisofuveitisassociatedwithankylosingspondylitis(AS)inChinesepatients.·METHODS:TwohundredandthreepatientswithuveitisassociatedwithASfollowed-upintheThirdMilitaryMedicalUniversityDapingHospitalbetween2005and2010wereretrospectivelyevaluatedinthisstudy.Completeophthalmologicalexaminationswereevaluatedatbaselineandduringthefollow-upperiod.Thegender,age,follow-uptime,meanfrequencyofuveitisonset,andaccompanyingeyeexaminationfindings,history,demographicalparameterswerereviewed.Allthepatientspresentedcompleteclinicalandradiologic(sacroiliac,lumbar,dorsalandcervicalspine,knee,ankle,shoulder,hip,elbow)evaluation.HLA-B27typingwasalsosearched.·RESULTS:Therewere203patientsdiagnosedwithASassociateduveitis.AllshowedsacroiliacX-raychangesindicativeofAS.Therewere184maleand19femalepatients.Theaverageageofpatientswas35±12(range18-50).Meanfollow-upperiodwas2.4years(1-5years).Acuteanterioruveitiswasthemostcommontypeofuveitisinbothgenders.121eyespresentedunilateralinvolvement(55.2%),and92eyespresentedbilateralinvolvement(45.3%)withonsetalternately.22eyesoccurredhypopyon,16eyeswerefoundanteriorvitreouscells,7eyeswerenotedreactivemacularedemaorexudation,29eyespresentedposteriorsynechiaeofiris,and14eyespresentedcataract,9eyespresentedsecondaryglaucoma,2eyespresentedbendcornealdegenerationand1eyespresentedatrophyofeyeball.Atthefinalvisit,uveitiswaswellcontrolledinmostpatients.·CONCLUSION:ASassociatedwithuveitisinChinesepatientsmainlymanifestsasacuteanterioruveitis.AcombinationofcorticosteroidswithothermydriasisagentsiseffectiveformostASassociatedwithuveitispatients.Ingeneral,theprognosisisgoodinthesecases.

简介：AIM:Tocomparetheeffectoftopicallyadministeredandsubconjunctivallyinjectedbevacizumabonexperimentalcornealneovascularizationinratsfortwoweeksaftertreatment.METHODS:Twenty-eightSprague-Dawleyratsweredividedintofourgroupsof7animals.Eachcornealcenterofrighteyewascauterizedwithsilver/potassiumnitratefor8s.Aftercornealburning,bevacizumab(12.5mg/mL)wastopicallyadministeredthreetimesperday(TBgroup)fortwoweeksorsubconjunctivallyinjectedondays2and4aftercauterization(0.02mL;SBgroup).Asnegativecontrols,ratsreceived0.9%salinetopicallythreetimesperday(TSgroup)orsubconjunctivallyondays2and4(0.02mL;SSgroup).Digitalphotographsofthecorneaweretaken1and2weeksaftertreatmentandanalyzedtodeterminetheareaofcorneacoveredbyneovascularizationasthepercentageofcornealneovascularization.RESULTS:Oneweekaftertreatment,thepercentageofcornealneovascularizationwassignificantlylowerintheTBandSBgroupsthanintheTSandSSgroups(allP<0.05).Twoweeksaftertreatment,thepercentageofcornealneovascularizationwassignificantlylowerintheTBgroupthanintheTSgroup(P<0.05).Inallgroups,thepercentageofneovascularizationwasdecreasingastimepassed(allP<0.05)CONCLUSION:Topicallyadministeredbevacizumabhaslongerstandinganti-angiogeniceffectthansubconjunctivallyinjectedbevacizumabincornealneovascularizationfollowingchemicalinjuryinrats.

简介：AIM:Tofindouttheoutcomeoflaserphotocoagulationinclinicallysignificantmacularedema(CSME)byopticalcoherencetomography(OCT).·METHODS:Itwasaprospective,non-controlled,caseseriesstudyenrolling81eyesof64patientswithCSMEbetweenAugust2008andJanuary2010.AllpatientsreceivedmodifiedgridphotocoagulationwithfrequencydoubledNd:YAGlaser.Eachpatientwasevaluatedintermsofbest-correctedvisualacuity(BCVA)andregressionorprogressionofmaculopathyafterlasertherapyat1,3and6months.Spearman’scorrelationtestwasusedtoshowthecorrelationbetweenBCVAandtotalmacularvolume(TMV).Analysisofvariance(ANOVA)wasusedtocompareamonggroupsandindependentt-testwasusedtocompareineachgroup.·RESULTS:ThereishighcorrelationbetweenBCVAandTMV(P≤0.001).BCVAimprovedin50.6%,remainedstaticin39.5%anddeterioratedin9.9%patientsafter6monthoftreatment.TheBaselineTMV(meanandSD)were9.26±1.83,10.4±2.38,11.5±3.05,8.89±0.75and9.47±1.98mm3fordifferentOCTpatterns,ST(spongelikethickening),CMO(cystoidmacularedema),SFD(subfovealdetachment),VMIA(Vitreomacularinterfaceabnormality)andaverageTMVrespectively(P=0.04).After6monthsoflasertreatment,themeanTMVdecreasedfrom9.47±1.98mm3to8.77±1.31mm3(P=0.01).InSTtherewassignificantdecreaseinTMV,P=0.01,Furtherwithinthesegroupsat6months,theyweresignificantlydifferent,P=0.01.·CONCLUSION:OCTshowedthedifferentmorphologicalvariantofCSMEwhiletheresponseoftreatmentisdifferent.TMVdecreasedthemostandhenceshowedtheimprovementinvisionafter6monthsoflasertreatment.IntheeraofAntivascularendothelialgrowthfactors(VEGFs),efficacyoflaserseemstobeinshadowbutitisstillfirstlineoftreatmentindevelopingnationlikeNepalwhereantiVEGFsmaynotbeeasilyavailableandaffordable.

简介：Simulationcanbedefinedasmalingering,orsometimesfunctionalvisualloss(FVL).Itmanifestsaseithersimulatinganophthalmicdisease(positivesimulation),ordenialofophthalmicdisease(negativesimulation).Consciousbehaviorandcompensationorindemnityclaimsareprominentfeaturesofsimulation.Sincesomeauthorssuggestthatthisisamanifestationofunderlyingpsychopathology,evenconversionisincludedinthiscontext.Intoday’sworld,everyophthalmologistcanfacewithsimulationofophthalmicdiseaseordisorder.Incaseofsimulationsuspect,thephysician’sresponsibilityistoprovethesimulationconsideringthedisease/disorderfirst,andsimulationasanexclusion.Insimulationexaminations,thephysicianshouldbefirmandsmarttoselectappropriatetest(s)toconvincenotonlythesubject,butalsothejudgeincaseofindemnityorcompensationtrials.Almostallophthalmicsensoryandmotorfunctionsincludingvisualacuity,visualfield,colorvisionandnightvisioncanbethesubjectofsimulation.Examinermustbeskillfulinselectingthemostappropriatetest.Apartfromthoseintheliterature,weincludedallkindsofsimulationinophthalmology.Inaddition,simulationexaminationtechniques,suchas,useofOCT(opticalcoherencetomography),frequencydoublingperimetry(FDP),andmodifiedpolarizationtestswerealsoincluded.Inthisreview,wemadeathoroughliteraturesearch,andaddedourexperiencestogivethereadersup-to-dateinformationonmalingeringorsimulationinophthalmology.

简介：AIM:ToinvestigatethesideeffectsofthecommonlyusedlasertreatmentalongwithtestingtheneuroprotectiveeffectofbFGFonapotentialretinalimpairment.METHODS:Todothis,30chinchillapigmentedadultmalerabbitsweredividedintothecontrolandexperimentalgroups.ThecontrolandexperimentalgroupsunderwentbothlaserapplicationandbFGFtreatment.Theretinaltissueimpairmentanditsrenewalrateweretestedunderthelightandelectronmicroscopicallevels.RESULTS:Thefocallaserapplicationonrabbiteyescausedmorphologicalalterationsbothintheapplicationregionandintheneighbouringareas.Inthedamagedareas,theouternuclearlayeroftheneuralretinawasalmostdisappeared,retinapigmentepitheliumwasinterrupted,theretinapigmentepitheliummigratedintraretinally,andthedamagedregionalongwithneighbouringareasseemedtobenotseparated.bFGFapplicationjustafterthelaserphotocoagulation,revealedbetterresultsinapplicationareas.CONCLUSION:ItcouldbesuggestedthatthebFGFapplicationfollowinglaserphotocoagulationmighthaveprotective,repairingandwoundhealingeffectsontheretina.

简介：AIM:ToinvestigatetheroleofRho-associatedproteinkinase(ROCK)inhibitor,Y27632,inmediatingtheproductionofextracellularmatrix(ECM)componentsincludingfibronectin,matrixmetallo-proteinase-2(MMP-2)andtypeIcollagenasinducedbyconnectivetissuegrowthfactor(CTGF)ortransforminggrowthfactor-β(TGF-β)inahumanretinalpigmentepithelialcellline,ARPE-19.METHODS:TheeffectofY27632ontheCTGForTGF-βinducedphenotypeinARPE-19cellswasmeasuredwithimmunocytochemistryasthechangeinF-actin.ARPE-19cellsweretreatedwithCTGF(1,10,100ng/mL)andTGF-β(10ng/mL)inserumfreemedia,andanalyzedforfibronectin,laminin,andMMP-2andtypeIcollagenbyRT-qPCRandimmunocytochemistry.CellswerealsopretreatedwithanROCKinhibitor,Y27632,toanalyzethesignalingcontributingtoECMproduction.·RESULTS:TreatmentofARPE-19cellsinculturewithTGF-βorCTGFinducedanECMchangefromacobblestonemorphologytoamoreelongatedswirlpatternindicatingamesenchymalphenotype.RT-qPCRanalysisanddifferentgeneexpressionanalysisdemonstratedanupregulationinexpressionofgenesassociatedwithcytoskeletalstructureandmotility.CTGForTGF-βsignificantlyincreasedexpressionoffibronectinmRNA(P=0.006,P=0.003respectively),lamininmRNA(P=0.006,P=0.005),MMP-2mRNA(P=0.006,P=0.001),COL1A1mRNA(P=0.001,P=0.001),COL1A2mRNA(P=0.001,P=0.001).PreincubationofARPE-19withY27632(10mmol/L)significantlypreventedCTGForTGF-βinducedfibronectin(P=0.005,P=0.003respectively),MMP-2(P=0.003,P=0.002),COL1A1(P=0.006,P=0.003),andCOL1A2(P=0.006,P=0.004)geneexpression,butnotlaminin(P=0.375,P=0.516).CONCLUSION:OurstudydemonstratedthatbothTGF-βandCTGFupregulatetheexpressionofECMcomponentsincludingfibronectin,laminin,MMP-2andtypeIcollagenbyactivatingtheRhoA/ROCKsignalingpathway.Duringthisprocess,ARPE-19cellswereshowntochangefromanepithelialtoamesenchymalphenotypeinvi

简介：AIM:Toevaluatetheaccuracyofsphericalequivalent(SE)estimatesofadouble-passsystemandtocompareitwithretinoscopy,subjectiverefractionandatablemountedautorefractor.METHODS:Non-cycloplegicrefractionwasperformedon125eyesof65healthyadults(age23.5±3.0years)fromOctober2010toJanuary2011usingretinoscopy,subjectiverefraction,autorefraction(AutokeratorefractometerTOPCONKR-8100,Japan)andadoublepasssystem(OpticalQualityAnalysisSystem,OQAS,VisiometricsS.L.,Spain).Nineconsecutivemeasurementswiththedouble-passsystemwereperformedonasubgroupof22eyestoassessrepeatability.ToevaluatethetruenessoftheOQASinstrument,theSElaboratorybiasbetweenthedoublepasssystemandtheothertechniqueswascalculated.RESULTS:TheSEmeancoefficientofrepeatabilityobtainedwas0.22D.SignificantcorrelationscouldbeestablishedbetweentheOQASandtheSEobtainedwithretinoscopy(r=0.956,P<0.001),subjectiverefraction(r=0.955,P<0.001)andautorefraction(r=0.957,P<0.001).ThedifferencesinSEbetweenthedouble-passsystemandtheothertechniquesweresignificant(P<0.001),butlackedclinicalrelevanceexceptforretinoscopy;Retinoscopygavemorehyperopicvaluesthanthedouble-passsystem-0.51±0.50Daswellasthesubjectiverefraction-0.23±0.50D;Moremyopicvalueswereachievedbymeansofautorefraction0.24±0.49D.CONCLUSION:Thedouble-passsystemprovidesaccurateandreliableestimatesoftheSEthatcanbeusedforclinicalstudies.Thistechniquecandeterminethecorrectfocuspositiontoassesstheocularopticalquality.However,ithasarelativelysmallmeasuringrangeincomparisonwithautorefractors(-8.00to+5.00D),andrequirespriorinformationontherefractivestateofthepatient.

简介：·Thisisacasepresentationofaverybizarreopenglobetraumawithanteriorsegmentforeignbody-fishinghookstuckinthecorneaandiris.Complicationsduetothiskindofeyetraumamightbeveryhazardousandwithseriousimpactonvisualfunction.Wearerepresentingourapproachandexperienceofthreestepmanagementofthiskindofeyeinjury:first-extracttheforeignbody,closeandreconstructtheeyeball,second-fightinflammation,andthird-restorethevisualfunctionbycataractsurgery.·

简介：AIM:ToevaluatethecornealendothelialcelldensityandmorphologyinChinesepatientswithpseudoexfoliationsyndrome(PEX).·METHODS:Medicalrecordsof16patients(20eyes)withPEXwhopresentedtoourinstitutionbetweenJuly2008andJune2010wereretrospectivelyreviewed.Thirteeneyeshadcombinedglaucoma.Theinformationoffiveapparentlynormalfelloweyesinthesepatientswasalsorecorded.Lefteyesof20patientswithbilateralsenilecataractsbutnoothereyediseasewereincludedascontrols.Specularmicroscopywasperformedinalleyestoanalyzeforcornealendothelialcelldensityandmorphology.Celldensity,coefficientofvariationincellsize,andpercentageofhexagonalcellsincornealendotheliumwereevaluated.·RESULTS:ThemeancornealendothelialcelldensityinthePEXeyeswas2298±239cells/mm2,significantlylowerthanthatinthecataracteyes(2652±18cells/mm2,P=0.026),buttherewerenosignificantdifferencesincoefficientofvariationofcellsizeandfrequencyofhexagonalitybetweenthesetwogroups.NosignificantdifferencesinthethreeparameterswerefoundbetweentheapparentlynormalfelloweyesandthePEXeyesorthecataracteyes,orbetweenthePEXeyeswithandwithoutglaucoma.·CONCLUSION:CornealendothelialcelldensitymaydecreaseinChinesepatientswithPEX.ThedevelopmentofglaucomainPEXeyesdoesnotseemtoberelatedwiththechangeincornealendothelialcelldensityormorphology.