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. 2022 Feb;260(2):431-437.
doi: 10.1007/s00417-021-05373-z. Epub 2021 Aug 18.

Is pseudoexfoliation syndrome associated with vitreoretinal interface abnormalities?

Seda Karaca Adıyeke  1 , Neslisah Kutlu  2 , Kıvanç Özen  2 , Mehmet Ali Doran  2 , Kemal Demirbaş  2 , Gamze Ture  2 , Ekrem Talay  2
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Is pseudoexfoliation syndrome associated with vitreoretinal interface abnormalities?

Seda Karaca Adıyeke et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

Background: To evaluate vitreoretinal interface abnormalities in patients with pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome.

Methods: This case-control study was performed in 136 patients diagnosed with unilateral PEX (PEX group) and 139 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers (Control group). Both the affected and contralateral eyes were evaluated in the PEX group and the right eye was evaluated in the Control group. Vitreoretinal interface abnormalities and posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) were evaluated on optical coherence tomography (OCT) examination.

Results: The incidences of incomplete and complete PVD were significantly higher in the affected than contralateral eye in the PEX group and in the right eye in the Control group (P = 0.009, P = 0.012 and P = 0.004, P = 0.017, respectively). The rates of 'no PVD' were significantly higher in the contralateral eye in the PEX group and the Control group compared to the affected eye in the PEX group (P = 0.003 and P = 0.001, respectively). The odds ratio for incomplete PVD was 3.1 in PEX eyes compared to the contralateral eye in the PEX group and 3.9 compared to the Control group. The rate of epiretinal membranes (ERMs) in the affected eye was significantly different from the contralateral eye in the PEX and Control groups (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). The odds ratio for ERM in PEX eyes was 3.51 compared to the contralateral eye in the PEX group and 4.23 compared to the Control group. In the presence of incomplete PVD, the odds ratio for ERM development was 3.81 in PEX eyes.

Conclusions: We detected high rates of ERMs and incomplete PVD in patients with PEX. It is important to evaluate and follow up PEX cases in terms of vitreoretinal interface abnormalities.

Keywords: Epiretinal membrane; Posterior hyaloid detachment; Pseudoexfoliation syndrome; Vitreoretinal interface.

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