Evaluation of endotelial cells conducted  by  age decades in Mexican people.

Diego Fernando Molina Rey; Arturo Gómez

2005, Number 2

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Rev Mex Oftalmol 2005; 79 (2)

Evaluation of endotelial cells conducted by age decades in Mexican people.

Molina RDF, Gómez A

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ABSTRACT

Objetive: To evaluate the loss and morphologic changes of corneal endotelial cells.
Material and methods: A prospective, descriptive, longitudinal and observational study was carried out in 350 eyes on mexican healt patients, between August 1998 and October 2002. Patients were divided into groups of 50 individuals by age decades and they underwent evaluation of the endotelial cells account by specular microscopy.
Results: 350 eyes were studied, 55.71% from women and 44.28% from men. Age average was 35.20 years. Maximum endothelial cells loss (44.11%) and increased surface area (95.44%) were observed after 60 years of age, with significative decreased of hexagonality (14.47%) since third decade, without significative changes in the variation coefficient and paquimetry.
Discussion and conclusion: Progressive endothelial cells loss and increased surface area exist after 60 years of age: hexagonality decreased since third decade; without significative changes in variation coefficient and paquimetry.

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