Hoffer K J, Kraff M C
Ophthalmology. 1980 Sep;87(9):861-6. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(80)35149-x.
It was the purpose of this study to determine whether age could be used to predict central endothelial cell count in preoperative cataract patients aged 40 to 90. Three separate series of cell counts on a total of almost 3,000 eyes were performed and analyzed regarding age relationship. Although statistically endothelial cell count appears to decrease with age, the decrease is so small that a large range of cell counts was noted for each age. The results of this study indicate that age is not useful in estimating endothelial cell count in this population.
本研究的目的是确定年龄是否可用于预测40至90岁术前白内障患者的中央内皮细胞计数。对总共近3000只眼睛进行了三组独立的细胞计数，并分析了其与年龄的关系。虽然从统计学上看，内皮细胞计数似乎随年龄增长而下降，但下降幅度很小，以至于每个年龄段都有很大的细胞计数范围。本研究结果表明，年龄对于估计该人群的内皮细胞计数并无帮助。
