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Evaluating Depth and Width of Corneal Wounds Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography After Foreign Body
1Department of Ophthalmology, Aksaray Training and Research Hospital, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey.
Purpose:
To determine corneal foreign body (FB) location together with corneal wound depth and width by using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) after uncomplicated FB removal.
Method:
This prospective study was conducted with patients injured by a superficial metallic corneal FB. Under slit-lamp examination, after determining its location, the FB was removed with a 27-G needle. The depth and width of the corneal wound and the thinnest stromal thickness at the wound site were measured initially using AS-OCT. Measurements were repeated to assess the wound healing process at one week and at two months following FB removal.
Results:
Totally, 63 eyes of 63 patients were included in this study. The average age was 35.8 ± 11.0 years, and 96.8% of the patients were men. In terms of location of the FBs, 26 (41.3%) were in the central region, 21 (33.3%) were in the paracentral region, and 16 (25.4%) were in peripheral regions. The mean depth and width of the corneal wounds were 117.0 ± 42.5 µm and 332.9 ± 99.4 µm, respectively. The mean percentage of corneal wound depth was 18.9 ± 6.1%. In 20 patients who presented for follow-up, it was observed that the width of the wound increased and the thinnest stromal thickness at the wound site decreased over the two months.
Conclusion:
The AS-OCT findings of the present study showed that the corneal FBs generally affected the anterior cornea with less than approximately 0.2 mm depth and 0.5 mm width. In addition, FBs were commonly located in the central and paracentral cornea.
