Особенности течения синдрома "сухого глаза" у пациентов с катарактой

Abstract

Целью исследования явилось выявить особенности течения синдрома «сухого глаза» у пациентов с возрастной катарактой на основе изучения уровня слезопродукции, качественного состава слезы и цитологического статуса эпителия конъюнктивы. Age cataract is a reflection of systemic processes of aging. Objective: To identify the peculiarities of dry eye syndrome in patients with age–related cataracts by studying tear production level, the qualitative composition of tears and cytology status of conjunctival epithelium. A total of 140 patients (147 eyes) with cataract were examined. It was revealed that the development of cataract was associated with reduced production of tear fluid in 67.2% of cases and with violation of its qualitative composition in 68.8%. All patients with mature cataracts had severe dystrophy of conjunctival epithelium; herwith, cruciform–shaped atypical crystals were revealed in crystallography tears in 88.8%. of these patients. Furthermore, dynamics of degenerative changes in conjunctival epithelium was observed in age–related cataract patients.