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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, selenium, zinc and copper in patients with keratoconus
Siamak Zarei-Ghanavati1, Bahareh Yahaghi1, Samira Hassanzadeh2, Majid Ghayour Mobarhan3, Hamid Reza Hakimi1, Pardis Eghbali3
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2 Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3 Department of Nutrition, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Bahareh Yahaghi
Khatam Al-Anbia Eye Hospital, Gharani Blvd, Mashhad
Iran
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | 5 |
DOI: 10.1016/j.joco.2019.06.003
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Purpose: To assess the possible association between keratoconus (KC) and serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), Selenium (Se), Zinc (Zn), and Copper (Cu) and to compare it with age-matched healthy subjects.
Methods: One hundred patients with KC and 100 normal subjects were included. The two groups were compared for serum 25OHD and serum levels of three trace elements: Se, Zn, and Cu. These factors were also compared between groups with different KC stages.
Results: Serum levels of vitamin D, Zn, Cu, and Se were significantly different between the KC and normal groups (P = 0.006, P = 0.015, P = 0.004, and P = 0.038, respectively). Although a lower level of 25OHD was found in severe stages of KC, it was not significantly different among different KC groups (P = 0.441). KC stage groups were not significantly different for mean serum Zn, Cu, and Se (P = 0.130, P = 0.98, P = 0.113, respectively). Although the Cu/Zn ratio was higher in cases than in controls, there was no significant difference between the two groups and between KC stages (P = 0.168, P = 0.143, respectively).
Conclusion: Lower serum 25OHD, Cu, Zn, and Se were found in the KC group compared to the control group. The results of this study suggest that a lower antioxidative activity may be involved in the possible etiology of KC.
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