Table 4: Assessment of DNA damage in LECs.
Parameters of DNA damage (Mean ± S.E. (p)) | ||||
Type of LECs (n) | Tail length (μ) | Tail DNA (%) | Tail Moment (a.u) | OliveMoment (a.u) |
Control (10) | 66.56 ± 15.68 | 40.03 ± 11.40 | 37.85 ± 15.29 | 26.97 ± 8.12 |
Cortical cataract (8) | 79.59 ± 21.31 (p = 0.0005) | 40.39 ± 12.42 (p = 0.88) | 43.13 ± 18.87 (p = 0.13) | 29.69 ± 10.31 (p = 0.018) |
Nuclear cataract (11) | 68.64 ± 15.39 (p = 0.52) | 34.77 ± 10.56 (p = 0.02) | 33.18 ± 14.13 (p = 0.13) | 25.09 ± 7.59 (p = 0.20) |
Posterior subcapsular cataract (7) | 68.98 ± 19.09 (p = 0.49) | 37.12 ± 11.99 (p = 0.23) | 34.69 ± 17.13 (p = 0.34) | 26.48 ± 9.09 (p = 0.70) |
N: Number of samples, p: p-value.