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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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Comparing two acromegalic patients with respect to central corneal thickness, intraocular pressure, and tear insulin-like growth factor levels before and after treatment
Kan Emrah1, Kiliç Kan Elif2, Okuyucu Ali3
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
2 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
3 Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Kan Emrah
Department of Ophthalmology, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.170984
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The aim of the study was to compare the central corneal thickness (CCT), intraocular pressure (IOP), and tear insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels of 2 patients with acromegaly before and after the surgical treatment of the disease. CCTs, IOP levels, and tear IGF-1 values showed a decrease after the treatment in 2 patients. As we found higher CCT, IOP, and tear IGF-1 levels in the active phase of the disease in two acromegaly patients, detailed information about the activity of the disease may be important before the examination of these patients. |
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