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Serum Lipid Levels in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome
Bengi Ece Kurtul1, Alparslan Kurtul2, Pinar Altiaylik Ozer1
1a Department of Ophthalmology , Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital , Ankara , Turkey.
Purpose:
To investigate the serum lipid levels in pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and its association with systemic vascular disorders.
Materials And Methods:
Patients were divided into three groups: 52 patients with PEX syndrome (group 1), 20 patients with PEX glaucoma (group 2), and 47 control subjects without PEX syndrome or glaucoma (group 3). The fasting serum total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglyceride levels were evaluated by Beckman Coulter DXC 800/USA biochemical analyzer.
Results:
The mean LDL values were 138 ± 33 mg/dl in group 1, 150 ± 37 mg/dl in group 2, and 127 ± 36 mg/dl in group 3. The mean LDL values in groups 1 and 2 were found to be significantly higher than that of group 3 (p = 0.04). The patients in groups 1 and 2 were more often diabetic and hypertensive than group 3 (p < 0.008, p < 0.005, respectively).
Conclusion:
Increased LDL values are significantly associated with PEX.
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