PURPOSE: To identify Schlemm's canal (SC) and trabecular meshwork (TM) by anterior segment Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (AS-FD-OCT) with histologic confirmation in enucleated human eyes and to quantitatively evaluate SC and TM in living human eyes. METHODS: In enucleated human eyes, the imaging of the anterior chamber angle by AS-FD-OCT was performed before and after surgical expansion of SC with an injection of a viscoelastic material, followed by histologic examination. In 60 living human eyes, the agreement of identification of SC between examiners was evaluated with the Cohen's κ values, and the lengths of SC and TM and the area of TM were measured on temporal and nasal sections of the AS-FD-OCT images. RESULTS: In enucleated human eyes, SC was observed to be a thin, linear, lucent space in the AS-FD-OCT image obtained with the high-definition raster scan protocol, but not in those obtained with the bi-angle radial scan protocol. This space was enlarged after the SC expansion. In the histologic study, the SC was confirmed to be in the same position as in the AS-FD-OCT images. The κ values of observable SC in living human subjects were 0.92 or higher. The axial length of the SC averaged 347.2 ± 42.3 μm, TM length 466.9 ± 60.7 μm, and TM area 0.0671 ± 0.0058 mm². These measurements showed sufficient repeatability and reproducibility. CONCLUSIONS: Using the high-definition images of the AS-FD-OCT, SC and its surrounding tissues were successfully observed in most of the living eyes and were quantitatively evaluated in a noninvasive manner.
PURPOSE: To identify Schlemm's canal (SC) and trabecular meshwork (TM) by anterior segment Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (AS-FD-OCT) with histologic confirmation in enucleated human eyes and to quantitatively evaluate SC and TM in living human eyes. METHODS: In enucleated human eyes, the imaging of the anterior chamber angle by AS-FD-OCT was performed before and after surgical expansion of SC with an injection of a viscoelastic material, followed by histologic examination. In 60 living human eyes, the agreement of identification of SC between examiners was evaluated with the Cohen's κ values, and the lengths of SC and TM and the area of TM were measured on temporal and nasal sections of the AS-FD-OCT images. RESULTS: In enucleated human eyes, SC was observed to be a thin, linear, lucent space in the AS-FD-OCT image obtained with the high-definition raster scan protocol, but not in those obtained with the bi-angle radial scan protocol. This space was enlarged after the SC expansion. In the histologic study, the SC was confirmed to be in the same position as in the AS-FD-OCT images. The κ values of observable SC in living human subjects were 0.92 or higher. The axial length of the SC averaged 347.2 ± 42.3 μm, TM length 466.9 ± 60.7 μm, and TM area 0.0671 ± 0.0058 mm². These measurements showed sufficient repeatability and reproducibility. CONCLUSIONS: Using the high-definition images of the AS-FD-OCT, SC and its surrounding tissues were successfully observed in most of the living eyes and were quantitatively evaluated in a noninvasive manner.
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