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The Value of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Types of Corneal Infections: An Update
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) is a modality that uses low-coherence interferometry to visualize and assess anterior segment ocular features, offering several advantages of being a sterile and noncontact modality that generates high-resolution cross-sectional images of the ti...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8267702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34199039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10132841 |
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author | Abdelghany, Ahmed A. D’Oria, Francesco Alio Del Barrio, Jorge Alio, Jorge L. |
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description | Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) is a modality that uses low-coherence interferometry to visualize and assess anterior segment ocular features, offering several advantages of being a sterile and noncontact modality that generates high-resolution cross-sectional images of the tissues. The qualitative and quantitative information provided by AS-OCT may be extremely useful for the clinician in the assessment of a wide spectrum of corneal infections, guiding in the management and follow-up of these patients. In clinical practice, infections are routinely evaluated with slit-lamp biomicroscopy, an examination and imaging modality that is limited by the physical characteristics of light. As a consequence, the depth of pathology and the eventually associated corneal edema cannot be accurately measured with the slit-lamp. Therefore, it represents a limit for the clinician, as in vivo information about corneal diseases and the response to treatment is limited. Resolution of corneal infection is characterized by an early reduction in corneal edema, followed by a later reduction in infiltration: both parameters can be routinely measured with standardized serial images by AS-OCT. |
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spelling | pubmed-82677022021-07-10 The Value of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Types of Corneal Infections: An Update Abdelghany, Ahmed A. D’Oria, Francesco Alio Del Barrio, Jorge Alio, Jorge L. J Clin Med Review Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) is a modality that uses low-coherence interferometry to visualize and assess anterior segment ocular features, offering several advantages of being a sterile and noncontact modality that generates high-resolution cross-sectional images of the tissues. The qualitative and quantitative information provided by AS-OCT may be extremely useful for the clinician in the assessment of a wide spectrum of corneal infections, guiding in the management and follow-up of these patients. In clinical practice, infections are routinely evaluated with slit-lamp biomicroscopy, an examination and imaging modality that is limited by the physical characteristics of light. As a consequence, the depth of pathology and the eventually associated corneal edema cannot be accurately measured with the slit-lamp. Therefore, it represents a limit for the clinician, as in vivo information about corneal diseases and the response to treatment is limited. Resolution of corneal infection is characterized by an early reduction in corneal edema, followed by a later reduction in infiltration: both parameters can be routinely measured with standardized serial images by AS-OCT. MDPI 2021-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8267702/ /pubmed/34199039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10132841 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Abdelghany, Ahmed A. D’Oria, Francesco Alio Del Barrio, Jorge Alio, Jorge L. The Value of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Types of Corneal Infections: An Update |
title | The Value of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Types of Corneal Infections: An Update |
title_full | The Value of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Types of Corneal Infections: An Update |
title_fullStr | The Value of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Types of Corneal Infections: An Update |
title_full_unstemmed | The Value of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Types of Corneal Infections: An Update |
title_short | The Value of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Types of Corneal Infections: An Update |
title_sort | value of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in different types of corneal infections: an update |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8267702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34199039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10132841 |
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