Quantitative study on normal corneal endothelial cells.

ABSTRACT

The study of corneal endothelial cells count was carried out by specular microscope among 76 normal subjects (34 male, 42 female) with ages range between 17-76 years (mean 35-88 years). There were 141 eyes included in the study (64 male, 77 female). The endothelial cells count was expressed in cells/mm.2 The findings were 2697 + 346, 2640 + 382, 2327 + 243 and 2334 + 332 among the age groups below 29, 30-39, 40-49 and over 50 years respectively, with the average of 2594 + 381. With sex distribution the findings among age groups classified in male were 2651 + 384, 2647 + 375, 2290 + 97 and 2256 + 290, with the average of 2546 + 392, and in female were 2721 + 322, 2632 + 391, 2366 + 325 and 2419 + 352 respectively with the average of 2634 + 366. The endothelial cells count in female were higher than male and decreased with advancing ages.