ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2020
Evaluation of the ocular surface by impression cytology in patients with endometriosis.
Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Dry Eye-Related Ocular Surface Assessment in a Pooled Endometriosis/Adenomyosis Cohort: A Real-World Case-Control Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Eyes, menstruation and endometriosis.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of endometriosis on the ocular surface.
methodsA total of 50 patients were included in the study and divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 25 patients with endometriosis. Group 2 had 25 control patients. All patients underwent complete ophthalmic examination, and the right eyes were included in the study. To evaluate the ocular surface, both groups were tested with the following: the Schirmer I test, tear breakup time (TBUT), the conjunctival impression cytology (CIC), and the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). The results were subsequently compared.
resultsThe average Schirmer I test results were 8.40 ± 2.74 mm in group 1 and were significantly lower in patients with endometriosis (P < 0.001). The average TBUT test results were 9.04 ± 3.61 s in group 1 and were significantly lower in patients with endometriosis (P < 0.001). The average OSDI results were 24.04 ± 9.29 in group 1 and were significantly higher in patients with endometriosis (P < 0.001). The average CIC results were 1.76 ± 0.88 in group 1 and were significantly higher in patients with endometriosis (P < 0.001).
conclusionsOcular surface changes, including squamous metaplasia, may be observed in the conjunctiva of patients with endometriosis.
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