Evaluation of the change in accommodation amplitude in subjects with pseudoexfoliation.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the changes in accommodation amplitude in cases with pseudoexfoliation.


METHODS
Twenty-nine eyes having pseudoexfoliation and 37 normal eyes aged between 40-60 years were included in the study. After ophthalmic examination, accommodation amplitude was measured using Powerrefractor II. Besides, axial length, anterior chamber depth, and lens thickness was measured by A-scan ultrasonography. The results obtained were evaluated by independent samples' t-test.


RESULTS
There was no difference in mean age between cases with pseudoexfoliation and normal cases (P=0.131). Mean accommodation amplitude was significantly lower in cases with pseudoexfoliation (P=0.002). Axial length, anterior chamber depth, and lens thickness measurements did not show significant change between groups (P=0.55, P=0.66, P=0.36, respectively).


CONCLUSIONS
In the presence of pseudoexfoliation, ciliary apparatus can be affected and accommodation amplitude can be decreased in earlier ages.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Oztürk
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Küsbeci
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Inan
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Kaplan
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Ermiş
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D000065:Accommodation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D017889:Exfoliation Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012029:Refraction, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity