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ArticleDisease markers2021

Potential Factors of Corneal Endothelial Cells for Progression in Children with Uveitis.

Xu Chen, Yi Shao, Shi-Nan Wu, Shan-Bi Zhou

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Xu ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Haidian Section of Peking University Third Hospital (Beijing Haitian Hospital), Beijing 100080, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9162-1026
Yi ShaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006 Jiangxi Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1571-2433
Shi-Nan WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006 Jiangxi Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6992-9059
Shan-Bi ZhouDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9466-4040
Nanchang University · CNBeijing Haidian Hospital · CNChongqing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo observe the morphological changes and abnormal structure of corneal endothelial cells in children with uveitis, to analyze the related factors affecting the morphological changes of corneal endothelial cells, and to explore the clinical application of a corneal endothelial microscope in children with uveitis.

methodsThe corneal endothelial cells of 70 patients with uveitis were photographed with the Topcon SP-3000 noncontact corneal endothelial microscope, and the corneal endothelial cell density (CD), average cell area (AVE), coefficient of variation of the cell area (CV), and percentage of hexagonal cells (PHC) were measured with the IMAGEnet system. Twenty-eight patients (56 eyes) with monocular uveitis were selected, with the affected eyes (28 eyes) as the experimental group and the contralateral healthy eyes (28 eyes) as the control group. The corneal endothelial cell parameters between the two groups were statistically analyzed. The parameters of corneal endothelial cells in 70 children with uveitis were compared, and the effects of the course of the disease, inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber, and posterior corneal deposition (KP) on the parameters of corneal endothelial cells were analyzed.

resultsThere are four abnormal forms of the corneal endothelium in children with uveitis: enlarged cell area gap, irregular cell shape, blurred intercellular space, and cell loss. KP showed irregular high reflective white spots in the corneal endothelial microscope images, surrounded by dark areas, and existed in all the eyes with dusty KP found in slit lamp examination and a small number of eyes without obvious KP. Comparing the corneal endothelial cell parameters between the experimental group and the control group, it was found that the corneal endothelial CD and PHC of the former were lower than those of the latter, and the difference was statistically significant (

conclusionCorneal endothelial microscopy is one of the important methods for the detection of uveitis with high sensitivity. The change of morphological parameters of corneal endothelial cells is one of the important indexes to assist in the diagnosis of uveitis and can be further promoted in ophthalmological examination.

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Endothelial CellsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolDisease ProgressionEndothelium, CornealFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesUveitisYoung Adult

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