Ocular Surface, Meibomian Gland Alterations, and In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Characteristics of Corneas in Chronic Cigarette Smokers.

Abdullah Ağın Sibel Kocabeyoğlu Dilan Çolak Murat İrkeç

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2019)

Decreased corneal basal epithelium, anterior and posterior keratocytes, endothelial cell density, meibomian gland density, and subbasal nerve numbers were found in chronic smokers. The results of the study show that smoking has an adverse effect on ocular surface parameters.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
endothelial cells
drug induced
optical coherence tomography
peripheral nerve
cataract surgery
vascular endothelial growth factor