PURPOSE: To assess a new non-contact anterior optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for anterior chamber evaluation. METHODS: A new commercial 131-nm infrared light anterior OCT system was used for anterior chamber evaluation. Forty-four eyes of 35 subjects (18 normal subjects, 17 subjects with anterior chamber abnormalities) were enrolled in the study. RESULTS: Eyes were divided into those with narrowed, broadened and normal anterior chamber depth. Anterior chamber angle dynamics were assessed in three patients with angle-closure glaucoma and cataract extraction. Anterior OCT was also used for visualization of the anterior chamber (OCT goniometry) in a subject with multiple local anaesthetic allergies with phobia regarding conventional contact gonioscopy. CONCLUSIONS: Anterior OCT is a new, easy-to-handle, non-contact technique that allows exact evaluation of anterior chamber parameters such as anterior chamber depth, chamber angle dynamics, corneal curvature and corneal thickness.
PURPOSE: To assess a new non-contact anterior optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for anterior chamber evaluation. METHODS: A new commercial 131-nm infrared light anterior OCT system was used for anterior chamber evaluation. Forty-four eyes of 35 subjects (18 normal subjects, 17 subjects with anterior chamber abnormalities) were enrolled in the study. RESULTS: Eyes were divided into those with narrowed, broadened and normal anterior chamber depth. Anterior chamber angle dynamics were assessed in three patients with angle-closure glaucoma and cataract extraction. Anterior OCT was also used for visualization of the anterior chamber (OCT goniometry) in a subject with multiple local anaesthetic allergies with phobia regarding conventional contact gonioscopy. CONCLUSIONS: Anterior OCT is a new, easy-to-handle, non-contact technique that allows exact evaluation of anterior chamber parameters such as anterior chamber depth, chamber angle dynamics, corneal curvature and corneal thickness.
Authors: Jason A Goldsmith; Yan Li; Maria Regina Chalita; Volker Westphal; Chetan A Patil; Andrew M Rollins; Joseph A Izatt; David Huang Journal: Ophthalmology Date: 2005-02 Impact factor: 12.079
Authors: Sunita Radhakrishnan; Jason Goldsmith; David Huang; Volker Westphal; David K Dueker; Andrew M Rollins; Joseph A Izatt; Scott D Smith Journal: Arch Ophthalmol Date: 2005-08
Authors: Christopher K S Leung; Wai-Man Chan; Chun Yu Ko; Suk I Chui; Jackson Woo; Moon-Kong Tsang; Raymond Kwok Kay Tse Journal: Ophthalmology Date: 2005-06 Impact factor: 12.079