Abstract
Corneal and scleral melts can be difficult to assess by slit-lamp due to the overlying opacity. The authors demonstrate the role of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the diagnosis and management of two cases of corneal and scleral melt. A high-speed anterior segment OCT system operating at a 1,310-nm wavelength was used. Cross-sectional OCT images showed the depth and extent of the melt. OCT images were obtained through an opaque pannus in one case and through a calcium plaque in the other. OCT images at the follow-up examination revealed a thin fluid space between the amniotic graft and cornea and its subsequent resolution in the first case and the fits of an epicardial graft and a subsequent clear lamellar corneal graft in the second case. OCT images allow physicians to assess melts through opaque media and subsequent graft integration after repair.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 514-517 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Ophthalmology