Objectives:
To
evalute the corneal endothelium ofradiology
technicians.
Methods: The
study included 35 radiology technicians (study group), and 34 healthy
individuals as the control group. Central corneal thickness (CCT), Endothelial
cell density (ECD), the coefficient of variation (CoV), and the percentage of
hexagonal cells (Hexa) were measured using specular microscopy (Konan Medical Inc.,
Nishinomiya, Japan).
Results: The
mean age of the study participants was 35.82 ± 9.34 years in
the study group, and 37.82 ± 8.40 years in the control group (p = 0.332). The mean ECD was 2740.63 ±
249.92 cells/mm2 in the study group, and 2828.70 ±
287.40 in the control group (p > 0.05).
The mean CoV was 44.34 ± 6.78 % in the study group, and 44.24 ±
4.99 % in the control group (p > 0.05).
Hexa was determined as 44.97 ± 7.98% in the study group, and 45.97 ±
7.06% in the control group (p > 0.05).
The mean CCT was 511.50 ± 42.52 in the study group, and 514.18 ±
43.55 in the control group (p > 0.05).
The mean ECD, CoV, Hexa, and CCTvalues were not statistically significant (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: This
study revealed that endothelial cell density, the coefficient of variation, and
percentage of hexagonal cells (Hexa) were not statistically different between
the radiology technicians and control group. Nevertheless,
there is a need for more comprehensive, controlled studies with larger samples.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Original Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | May 4, 2019 |
Submission Date | January 8, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | February 19, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |