title: Influence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome on human lens transparency.
abstract: The possibility of a relationship between pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) and lens opacity was studied. For this research, we used an opacity lens meter, the function of which is based on a back light scattering quantitation system. This instrument gives us an objective, reproducible, and numerically quantifiable measurement of the opacity of the lens. The lens opacity values measured in 91 PEX-positive eyes were compared with those measured in a control group of 100 normal eyes. This comparison showed that PEX-positive eyes always had higher lens opacity values than did normal ones, and this result was statistically significant (P = .01).
authors.affiliation: University Eye Clinic, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Famà
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Castagna
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salmeri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology*; D017889:Exfoliation Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation; D012307:Risk Factors