Table 1 Demographics of pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome patients and normal subjects.

From: Risk Factors for Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

 

PEX

Control

P values

No. of Eyes

51

201

 

Age (years old)

78.7 ± 6.8

77.3 ± 7.3

0.60

Gender (male : female)

20 : 31

68 : 133

0.47

Severity of PEX

    None

0

201

 

    Mild

28

0

 

    Moderate

16

0

 

    Severe

7

0

 

Glaucoma

17

18

0.001*

ECD (cells/mm2)

2,548 ± 409

2,752 ± 282

0.02*

Grading for corneal endothelial damage

    Normal

48

199

 

    Grade 1

2

2

 

    Grade 2

1

0

 

CCT (μm)

534 ± 39

530 ± 37

0.54

ACD (mm)

2.9 ± 0.4

3.0 ± 0.4

0.20

No. of anti-glaucoma eye drops

0.7 ± 1.2

0.2 ± 0.8

0.001*

  1. ECD: endothelial cell density, CCT: central corneal thickness, ACD: anterior chamber depth, *indicates significant difference.