title: Anterior Segment Characteristics of Fuchs Uveitis Syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the differences in the biometric parameters of the anterior segment in Fuchs' uveitis syndrome (FUS).
  
  
  METHODS
  30 eyes of 15 consecutive patients with unilateral FUS were examined. Anterior segment parameters were measured by rotating Scheimpflug imaging camera. Central endothelial cell count was measured by noncontact specular microscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The central cornea was thinner (p < 0.001), the iridocorneal angle was significantly larger (p < 0.010), anterior chamber depth was deeper in the eyes with FUS (p < 0.006). The iris bowing was different between the affected eye and the healthy eye. The mean endothelial cell density of eyes with FUS was significantly lower than control eyes (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Scheimpflug imaging method is a useful tool to analyze the anterior segment parameters in FUS. Endothelial cell loss, as well as decreased percentage of endothelial hexagonal cells, is obtained by noncontact specular microscopy in patients with FUS.
authors.affiliation: a Semmelweis University , Department of Ophthalmology , Budapest , Hungary and.
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szepessy
authors.affiliation: a Semmelweis University , Department of Ophthalmology , Budapest , Hungary and.
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.affiliation: b Budapest University of Technology and Economics , Department of Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Árpád
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Barsi
authors.affiliation: a Semmelweis University , Department of Ophthalmology , Budapest , Hungary and.
authors.forename: Kinga
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kránitz
authors.affiliation: a Semmelweis University , Department of Ophthalmology , Budapest , Hungary and.
authors.forename: Zoltán Zsolt
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D058452:Axial Length, Eye; D001699:Biometry; D002452:Cell Count; D055954:Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss / Q000175:diagnosis; D063171:Corneal Pachymetry; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015863:Iridocyclitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
keywords: Anterior segment; Fuchs uveitis syndrome; Scheimpflug imaging; corneal endothelial cell; non-contact specular microscopy