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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography Using the RESCAN 700: Preliminary Results in Collagen Crosslinking.

Natasha Pahuja, Rohit Shetty, Chaitra Jayadev, Rudy Nuijts, Bharath Hedge, Vishal Arora

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Natasha PahujaDepartment of Cornea & Refractive Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya 121/C, Chord Road, 1st "R" Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 010, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5331-2110
Rohit ShettyDepartment of Cornea & Refractive Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya 121/C, Chord Road, 1st "R" Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 010, India.
Chaitra JayadevDepartment of Cornea & Refractive Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya 121/C, Chord Road, 1st "R" Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 010, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8392-7159
Rudy NuijtsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2218-9660
Bharath HedgeForus Health Pvt. Ltd, No. 2234, 23rd Cross, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560070, India.
Vishal AroraDepartment of Cataract & Refractive Lens Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya, 121/C, Chord Road, 1st "R" Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 010, India.
Narayana Nethralaya · INMaastricht University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the penetration of riboflavin using a microscope-integrated real time spectral domain optical coherence tomography (ZEISS OPMI LUMERA 700 and ZEISS RESCAN 700) in keratoconus patients undergoing accelerated collagen crosslinking (ACXL) between epithelium on (epi-on) and epithelium off (epi-off).

methodsIntraoperative images were obtained during each of the procedures. Seven keratoconus patients underwent epi-on ACXL and four underwent epi-off ACXL. A software tool was developed using Microsoft.NET and Open Computer Vision (OpenCV) libraries for image analysis. Pre- and postprocedure images were analyzed for changes in the corneal hyperreflectance pattern as a measure of the depth of riboflavin penetration.

resultsThe mean corneal hyperreflectance in the epi-on group was 12.97 ± 1.49 gray scale units (GSU) before instillation of riboflavin and 14.46 ± 2.09 GSU after AXCL (P = 0.019) while in the epi-off group it was 11.43 ± 2.68 GSU and 16.98 ± 8.49 GSU, respectively (P = 0.002). The average depth of the band of hyperreflectance in the epi-on group was 149.39 ± 15.63 microns and in the epi-off group it was 191.04 ± 32.18 microns.

conclusionThis novel in vivo, real time imaging study demonstrates riboflavin penetration during epi-on and epi-off ACXL.

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Tomography, Optical CoherenceAdolescentAdultCollagenCorneaCorneal PachymetryCross-Linking ReagentsFemaleHumansKeratoconusMaleRadiographyCollagenCross-Linking Reagents

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