• Title of article

    Effect of Topical Antiglaucoma Application on Conjunctival Impreion Cytology pecimen

  • Author/Authors

    amin Hong، نويسنده , , Chritopher eungkyu Lee، نويسنده , , Kyoung Yul eo، نويسنده , , Gong Je eong، نويسنده , , Young Jae Hong، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    185
  • To page
    186
  • Abstract
    Purpoe To evaluate the change in conjunctival impreion cytology pecimen from patient receiving variou topical antiglaucoma medication. Deign Cro-ectional comparative tudy. Method Impreion cytology pecimen were obtained from the eye taking no topical medication (n = 20) and from the eye taking variou antiglaucoma medication (timolol n = 34; latanoprot n = 40; dorzolamide n = 32; timolol + latanoprot n = 30; timolol + dorzolamide n = 34). pecimen were graded on a cale of zero to three according to Nelon’ method. Reult Cytology core were ignificantly higher in the medication group than the control group. Mean cytology core of the control, timolol, latanoprot, dorzolamide, timolol + latanoprot, and timolol + dorzolamide group were 0.20, 1.62, 2.00, 1.75, 2.13, and 2.44, repectively. Among the medication group, cytology core were ignificantly lower in the monotherapy group than the fixed-combination therapy group. Concluion Variou topical antiglaucoma medication induce a ignificant degree of quamou metaplaia. Conjunctival urface could be altered after the long-term ue of antiglaucoma medication.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Record number

    626380