Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the level of peripheral blood systemic immune indexes in pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS) patients and to compare the results with healthy controls. METHODS: This study included 143 healthy controls (group 1) and 100 patients (group 2). Peripheral blood samples were collected from all participants. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), systemic immune inflammation index (SIII), systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), systemic inflammation modulation index (SIMI) and aggregate systemic inflammation index (AISI) were calculated. RESULTS: According to complete blood count, leukocyte, monocyte and platelet counts showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups (p < 0.001 for all). Systemic immune indexes (NLR, PLR, SIII, SIRI, SIMI and AISI) in group 2 were statistically significantly higher compared to group 1 (PLR for p = 0.011, others p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, systemic immune indexes (NLR, MLR, PLR, SIII, SIRI, AISI and SIMI) were elevated in PXS patients compared to healthy controls. These indexes may serve as an easy, simple and cost-effective tool to assess the degree of systemic inflammation in patients, playing an important role in recognizing the underlying mechanisms of diseases and thus potentially guiding treatment.