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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2024

Comparison of Schlemm's Canal Morphology Parameters Between Propensity Score-Matched Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Exfoliation Glaucoma.

Aika Tsutsui, Teruhiko Hamanaka, Sachiko Kaidzu, Kanae Kobayashi, Nobuo Ishida, Toshio Kumasaka, Masaki Tanito

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aika TsutsuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.
Teruhiko HamanakaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Japanese Red Cross Hospital Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Sachiko KaidzuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.
Kanae KobayashiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Japanese Red Cross Hospital Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuo IshidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ishida Eye Clinic, Niigata, Japan.
Toshio KumasakaDepartment of Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Hospital Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Masaki TanitoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan.
Japanese Red Cross Medical Center · JPShimane University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to histologically compare the status of Schlemm's canal (SC) and Schlemm's canal endothelial (SCE) cells between trabeculectomy specimens from patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and exfoliation glaucoma (EXG). Methods: A total of 182 eyes from 152 patients with POAG and 138 eyes from 116 patients with EXG underwent immunohistochemical staining for thrombomodulin. Equal numbers of cases were selected from both groups using propensity score matching. The following parameters were evaluated: total SC length, staining positive and negative SC length (PSC and NSC, respectively), opened and closed SC length, staining positive and opened SC length, staining positive and closed SC length, staining negative and opened SC length (NOSC), and staining negative and closed SC length. Results: After matching for age and gender, 87 cases were selected in each group. The EXG group had significantly higher preoperative IOP and medication scores. PSC was significantly longer in the POAG group, while NSC and NOSC were longer in the EXG group. Multiple regression analysis of these 174 cases revealed that PSC was significantly shorter in the EXG group. After matching for age, gender, preoperative IOP, and medication score, 64 cases were selected in each group, and NOSC was significantly longer in the EXG group. Conclusions: These findings suggest that in EXG, SCE loss occurs independently of background factors such as aging and medication use. The loss of SCE may have a more critical impact on IOP elevation in EXG compared to POAG.

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Exfoliation SyndromeGlaucoma, Open-AngleEyeHumansPropensity ScoreSchlemm's Canal

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PMID38324302
PMCPMC10854412
OpenAlexW4391616904

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