The effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on intraocular pressure in anterior uveitis |
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| Authors: | J M Kim K H Park M J Choi M M Ha Y H Sohn H K Kim J Caprioli |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Ophthalmology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea;2.Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea;3.Myung-Gok Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Kim''s Eye Hospital, Seoul, Korea;4.Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | PurposeWe investigated the influence of H. pylori infection on intraocular pressure (IOP) in anterior uveitis patients to clarify whether H. pylori infection is related to high IOP in anterior uveitis.MethodsIn this prospective study, 165 Korean anterior uveitis patients were examined. All patients underwent serological analysis to identify the cause of uveitis, including the presence of H. pylori infection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serological values were compared between patients with and without high IOP.ResultsSeropositivity for H. pylori was 69.70% of patients with high IOP and 38.38% of patients with normal IOP (P<0.01).ConclusionThis study suggests that H. pylori infection is associated with high IOP in anterior uveitis. |
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| Keywords: | anterior uveitis Helicobacter pylori Intraocular pressure |
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