Ocular Biometry, Keratometry Reading and Intra Ocular Pressure in age-related cataract patients with and without pseudoexfoliation Syndrome

Objective: this study aims at making a comparison between ocular biometry, keratometry reading and intra ocular pressure in age-related cataract patients with and without pseudo exfoliation syndrome. methodology: a clinical-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 118 patients in 2008, with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome who were candidates for age-related cataract surgery. ocular biometry, the related components including anterior chamber depth, lens thickness, vitreous chamber depth and axial length were measured using an a-scan ultrasound device. corneal power and intra ocular pressure were also measured using keratometer and applanation tonometry, respectively. results: of the 118 patient with mean age 68.97±11.02 years old, 49% were men. mean age was 71.08±11.19 and 66. 91 ± 10.54 years for male and female respectively. 36.4% of total patients had pxs and among them 21.2% of male and 15.3% of the females had pseudoexfoliation syndrome. in ocular biometry components, the mean of anterior chamber depth was shallower in the patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome than those without it (p=0.049). also mean intra ocular lens power was greater in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome than those without it (p=0.046). conclusion: it seems that patients with age related-cataract along with pseudoexfoliation syndrome need larger intra ocular lens power and have shallower anterior chamber depth.