Change of Optical Intensity during Healing Process of Corneal Wound on Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography

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Zheng, K; Huang, H; Peng, K; Cai, J; Jhanji, V; Chen, HDate
2016-08-26Source Title
Scientific ReportsPublisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUPUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Jhanji, VishalAffiliation
Ophthalmology (Eye & Ear Hospital)Metadata
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Zheng, K., Huang, H., Peng, K., Cai, J., Jhanji, V. & Chen, H. (2016). Change of Optical Intensity during Healing Process of Corneal Wound on Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6 (1), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep32352.Access Status
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the process of corneal wound healing after penetrating injury with the change in optical intensity on anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and to investigate factors associated with severity of corneal scar. Forty-seven eyes from 47 patients with repaired corneal laceration were included. AS-OCT was performed on 1day, 1week, 1, 3 and 6 months after primary repair. Internal aberrations of wound edges were observed on AS-OCT images. Parameters including height of steps, width of gaps, maximal corneal thickness, area and optical intensity of corneal wound/scar were measured. The relationship between the parameters at day 1 and the optical intensity at 6 months were analyzed. The results showed that optical intensity of corneal wound/scar increased from 124.1 ± 18.8 on day 1 postoperatively to 129.3 ± 18.7, 134.2 ± 23.4, 139.7 ± 26.5, 148.2 ± 26.4 at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months postoperatively. Height of steps at 1 day after surgery was the only factor identified as correlated with optical intensity of corneal scar at 6 months (beta = 0.34, p = 0.024). The increase of optical intensity represents the process of fibrosis of corneal wound healing. Higher step after suturing is associated with more severity of corneal scar at last.
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