Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Marker in XXXX with Non-arteritic Anterior @entity1781 .

@entity1 @entity32 @entity227 @entity6810 @entity231 @entity726 @entity1781
BACKGROUND: @entity6810 ( @entity6810 ) is the most common acute @entity1781 in @entity1 over the age of 50 and is the second most common cause of permanent optic nerve-related @entity227 in adults after @entity726 . Although the precise cause of @entity6810 remains elusive, the etiology of @entity6810 is believed to be multifactorial. AIMS: To evaluate the utility of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a simple and readily available prognostic factor for clinical disease activity in @entity1 with @entity6810 . STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study. METHODS: Forty-five @entity1 with the diagnosis of @entity6810 and 50 age- and sex-matched controls with/without any systemic or ocular diseases except @entity231 were retrospectively enrolled in the study. Demographic characteristics and laboratory findings including complete blood count of all @entity1 and control subjects were obtained from the electronic medical record. The neutrophil and lymphocyte counts were recorded and the NLR was calculated. RESULTS: White blood cell, neutrophil, NLR and platelet values of the @entity6810 @entity1 were significantly higher than those of the controls (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.004, p=0.037, respectively). Initial NLR values were negatively correlated with initial and the third month best corrected visual acuity levels in the study group. The optimum NLR cut-off point for @entity6810 was 1.94. CONCLUSION: NLR could be considered as a new inflammatory marker for assessment of the severity of @entity32 in @entity6810 @entity1 with its quick, cheap, easily measurable property with routine complete blood count analysis.
