Comparison of the corneal endothelium in an American and a Japanese population
M. Matsuda, R. W. Yee and H. F. Edelhauser
We compared the corneal endothelial morphology between an age-matched
population of American and Japanese persons. Endothelial specular
photographs were subjected to a computer-assisted morphometry of the area
and shape of individual cells. The endothelium in the Japanese population
showed a significantly higher cell density when compared with an
age-matched American population. However, there was no difference in the
degree of variations in cell area and cell shape between the two
populations. The results suggest that higher endothelial cell density in
the Japanese population could be related to the lower incidence of aphakic
bullous keratopathy in the Japanese population.
