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The effect of cigarette smoking on corneal endothelial cells

Poster Details

First Author: A.Kamel EGYPT

Co Author(s): O. Ali   I. Saad                 

Abstract Details

Purpose:

This study aimed to reveal the effect of cigarette smoking on corneal endothelial cells.

Setting:

Ophthalmology department- Sohag Faculty of Medicine.

Methods:

A case control cross sectional study .Our study included 99 persons, 61 chronic cigarette smokers and another age matched 38 control non smokers.

Results:

The mean age of our study population was 33.64±9.60 years for smokers and 33.45±9.02 for non smokers. The two groups were age-matched, with non significant difference between them. On the other hand, they were not sex matched, as smokers group were 100% males, compared to only 42.1% among the non smoker group. All of the corneal measures were better among non smokers compared to smokers; these differences were significant regarding CD, CV and cell hexagonality (HEX), and non significant only regarding CCT.

Conclusions:

Cigarette smoking has deteriorating effects on some, but not all, of the corneal endothelial measures, with no relation found between this deteriorating effect and both of the dose or type of smoking.

Financial Disclosure:

None