ReviewIndian journal of ophthalmology2020
Advanced epithelial mapping for refractive surgery.
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- Regional corneal epithelial thickness and asymmetry patterns in early keratoconus versus regular astigmatism using MS-39 anterior segment OCT: a comparative cross-sectional study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Deep learning approach for analyzing regional scheimpflug corneal images to assess keratoconus progression.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of epithelial remodeling after photorefractive keratectomy and keratorefractive lenticule extraction for myopia.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography with Angiography for the Cornea and Ocular Surface.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Effect of Preserved Versus Preservative-Free Artificial Tears on the Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping by MS-39 in Dry Eye Patients.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- The Impact of Preoperative Corneal Epithelial Refraction Toricity on Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy for the Treatment of Hyperopia or Mixed Astigmatism.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Variability in Corneal and Epithelial Pachymetry: A Comparison of Optopol Revo 130 and Optovue RTV XR Avanti in Healthy Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Strategies for Early Keratoconus Diagnosis: A Narrative Review of Evaluating Affordable and Effective Detection Techniques.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Keratoconus Progression Determined at the First Visit: A Deep Learning Approach With Fusion of Imaging and Numerical Clinical Data.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
- Topographic Keratoconus Incidence in Greece Diagnosed in Routine Consecutive Cataract Procedures: A Consecutive Case Series of 1250 Cases over 5 Years.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical Applications of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography: An Updated Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Managing Post-Keratoplasty Astigmatism: High-Tech vs. Low-Tech Imaging Techniques for Guiding Suture Manipulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Biometric Determinants of Epithelial Thickness Profile Across a Wide Range of Refractive Errors.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2022Article
- Corneal and corneal epithelial thickness distribution characteristics in healthy North Indian eyes using spectral domain optical coherence tomography.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Observational
- Optical coherence tomography's current clinical medical and dental applications: a review.F1000Research · 2021Review
- Role of corneal epithelial mapping, Corvis biomechanical index, and artificial intelligence-based tomographic biomechanical index in diagnosing spectrum of keratoconus.Oman journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
One of the leading challenges in refractive surgery today is the presence of underlying subclinical early-stage keratoconus (KC), which can lead to iatrogenic post laser in situ keratomileusis ectasia. Timely detection of this condition could aid the refractive surgeons in better decision-making. This includes being able to defer refractive surgery in subclinical cases as well as providing treatment for the same in the form of appropriate corneal collagen crosslinking treatments. Corneal topography is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of corneal ectatic disorders. However, there is a likelihood that topographers are overlooking certain subclinical cases. The corneal epithelium is known to remodel, which may mask underlying stromal irregularities. Imaging and analyzing corneal epithelium and stroma independently will undoubtedly open newer avenues to supplement our understanding of postrefractive surgery outcomes and KC. This review encapsulates the various Optical coherence tomography-based epithelial mapping devices particularly RTVue (Optovue, Fremont, USA) and MS-39 (Costruzione Strumenti Oftalmici, Florence, Italy) in terms of their utility in these conditions. It will help guide the clinician on how including an epithelial mapping in clinical practice can aid in diagnosis, management, and interpretation of outcomes both for refractive surgery as well as KC.
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