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01-01-2021 | Original Paper

The role of simple inflammatory blood parameters in idiopathic epiretinal membrane patients

Authors: Dilek Uzlu, Hidayet Erdöl, Ahmet Mehmet Somuncu, Ahmet Duhan Özbay, Mehmet Kola, Büşra Köse

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Aim

To evaluate the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in idiopathic epiretinal membrane (IERM) patients, and their relations with visual acuity.

Method

Fifty-seven IERM and 51 control patients were included. All patients underwent comprehensive ophthalmological examination and complete blood count tests, and NLR and PLR values were calculated. Patients with IERM were compared with the control group, and associations with visual prognosis were evaluated. These ratios’ cut-off values for IERM were also calculated

Results

NLR values were statistically significantly higher in the IERM group than in the control group (p = 0.001). No significant difference was observed between the IERM and control groups in terms of PLR (p = 0.43). No significant correlation was determined between visual acuity and NLR or PLR (r = 0.05, p = 0.66; and r = 0.18, p = 0.16, respectively). The cut-off value for NLR was 1.91.

Conclusion

Patients with IERM showed significantly increased NLR compared to control subjects suggesting that IERM patients may be prone to have high NLR values.

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Title: The role of simple inflammatory blood parameters in idiopathic epiretinal membrane patients
Authors: Dilek Uzlu
Hidayet Erdöl
Ahmet Mehmet Somuncu
Ahmet Duhan Özbay
Mehmet Kola
Büşra Köse
Publication date: 01-01-2021
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Ophthalmology / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-020-01557-4

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The role of simple inflammatory blood parameters in idiopathic epiretinal membrane patients

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