Purpose. To describe corneal endothelial characteristics, central corneal thickness, and intraocular pressure in a population\nof Chinese age-related cataract patients and to determine the effects of age, gender, hypertension, and body mass index\n(BMI). Methods. 1551 eyes were examined preoperatively. The parameters measured were endothelial cell density (CD),\naverage cell area (CA), coefficient of variation (CV), cell hexagonality (HEX), central corneal thickness (CCT), intraocular\npressure (IOP), and axial length (AL). Results. There were significant differences in CV and BMI between genders. There\nwas a significant decrease in CD, CCT, and IOP and, conversely, an increase in CA and BMI with increasing age. The\npatients who suffered from hypertension had bigger CA, less CD, and lower HEX than the patients who did not suffer\nfrom hypertension. CD has a negative correlation with age and CV and a positive correlation with CCT, CCT has a\npositive association with CD and IOP, and IOP had a negative relationship with age and a positive relationship with\nCCT, CA, and HEX. Conclusions. Normative data for the corneal endothelium, central corneal thickness, and intraocular\npressure in the normal age-related cataract patients are reported which will serve as a baseline for comparative studies\nabout cataract.
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