Ocular Findings of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the ocular surface disease test results, anterior segment parameters, and ocular response analyzer (ORA) findings of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients with those of healthy reproductive age female controls.

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Key information

Conditions

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Adnexal Diseases Cysts Endocrine System Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Gonadal Disorders Neoplasms Ovarian Cysts Ovarian Diseases Urogenital Diseases

Age range

19 year–43 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

premenopausal with PCOS

Exclusion criteria

patients with external ocular disease other than dry eye complaints,
use of topical drops that can affect the tear film layer,
contact lens use histories,
those who received hormone therapy for 6 months,
those who have systemic medication or systemic disease that may affect the tear film layer and reproductive physiology,
previous eye surgeries,
smokers and alcohol users,
those having diseases (Cushing's syndrome or androgen-secreting tumors) causing similar clinical findings.

Treatment and study plan

observation

Other

Ocular Findings Observations

Primary outcomes

Comparison of the anterior segment parameter results (Pentacam).

Time frame: 1 year

measurement of the central corneal thickness.
Comparison of the corneal biomechanical parameter results (ocular response analyzer).

Time frame: 1 year

measurement of the corneal hysteresis (CH).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Medeniyet University

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Registry information

Official study title

Ocular Surface Disease Test Results, Corneal Biomechanical Properties, and Structural Parameters in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Apr 1, 2019
Registry last updated: Apr 1, 2019

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