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Background: In alopecia patients, together with scalp involvement, a hair around the eyes being affected shows the progression of the disease and is accepted as an indicator of poor prognosis.\nAim: This study aimed to draw attention to ophthalmologic findings of patients with alopecia. \nMaterial and Method: The study comprised 43 alopecia patients who presented at the Dermatology Clinic between January 2013 and January 2014, and a control group of 44 healthy volunteers. Detailed dermatological and ophthalmological examinations were made for all patients.\nResults: Partial eyelash madarosis (25.6%), perivascular sheathing (11.6%), retinal pigment epithelial changes (9.3%), total eyelash madarosis, iris pigment changes and eyebrow-eyelash madarosis (2.31%) were determined in the patient group.\nConclusion: Perivascular sheathing which was determined in the patients with alopecia areata in this study has not previously been defined and may be an indicator in this disease of inflammation in the hair follicles.

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Alopesia areataalopecia totalisalopecia universalisophthalmologic findingsperivascular sheathing
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Ali Akal, Selma Bakar Dertlioglu, Tugba Goncu, Hacer Alt?n Surucu, Yavuz Yesilova, Enver Turan, Omer Faruk Yilmaz, Ufuk Ozkan, Emel Yigit Karakas, Turgay Ulas. (2021). Ophthalmologic findings of the patients with alopecia. Cithara Journal, 61(10). ISSN: 0009-7527