Optical coherence tomography of corneal and scleral melts

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2007 Nov-Dec;38(6):514-7. doi: 10.3928/15428877-20071101-15.

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 1310-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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Corneal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Scleral Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*