研究目的
To compare CCT using ultrasound pachymetry and Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (AS-OCT), and also to find out the reproducibility of AS–OCT readings for both central and pericentral corneal areas.
研究成果
The CCT measurement by ultrasound pachymetry gives higher values compared to AS-OCT measurements. Hence, they cannot be interchangeably used in clinical practice. The AS-OCT provides highly repeatable pachymetry map measurements both centrally and pericentrally.
研究不足
There is still no standardized way to measure CCT by OCT due to the lack of inter-instrument repeatability and different types of OCT devices operating on different scan lengths. Despite faster scanning speeds and more scanning points, SD-OCT scans in only eight meridians and derives the thicknesses in each sector by interpolating points sampled along these meridians. Therefore, small areas between the meridians are not shown in the map. This study does not include data on scarred and post-refractive surgery corneas.