RESEARCH ARTICLE
Inter-changeability Between Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography and Scheimpflug Imaging in the Evaluation of Corneal Opacity
Amr Mounir1, *, Marwa Mahmoud Abdellah1, Omar Fawzy Zidan2, Engy Mohamed Mostafa1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2022Volume: 16
E-location ID: e187436412207051
Publisher ID: e187436412207051
DOI: 10.2174/18743641-v16-e2207051
Article History:
Received Date: 28/2/2022Revision Received Date: 15/4/2022
Acceptance Date: 5/5/2022
Electronic publication date: 23/08/2022
Collection year: 2022
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Abstract
Purpose
To compare the results of corneal evaluation, either the total corneal thickness and corneal opacity depth by both technologies AS- OCT and Scheimpflug imaging by Sirius Scheimpflug placido topography.
Methods
sixty-eight eyes of sixty- eight consecutive patients with corneal opacities were examined by both AS-OCT and Sirius Scheimpflug imaging. Corneal thickness and corneal opacity depth were measured and compared determining the interchangeability using Bland–Altman plotting.
Results
Total corneal thickness was (470.32±62.10) and (463.47±56.47) by AS. OCT and Sirius Scheimpflug imaging, respectively (P value = 0.8).
While the actual measurement of corneal opacity, corneal opacity depth was (135.39±119) and (85.45±128) by AS-OCT and Siris Scheimpflug imaging respectively with P value (0.004).
Conclusion
AS-OCT and Scheimpflug imaging Sirius may be used interchangeably for measuring both total corneal thickness, while in the determination of corneal opacity depth. the AS-OCT is superior to Scheimpflug imaging in the accuracy of determination of actual boundaries of the corneal opacity.