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Abstract #82136 Published in IGR 20-4

Update on the usefulness of optical coherence tomography in assessing the iridocorneal angle

Kudsieh B; Fernández-Vigo JI; Vila-Arteaga J; Urcola JA; Martínez-de-la-Casa JM; García-Feijóo J; Ruiz-Moreno JM; Fernández-Vigo JÁ
Archivos de la Sociedad EspaƱola de Oftalmologia 2019; 94: 478-490


The iridocorneal angle, due to its implications in the physiopathology of aqueous humour drainage, is a fundamental structure of the anterior chamber. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography is a rapid and non-invasive technique that obtains images in vivo. The high resolution allows it to analyse the normal anatomy of the angle, any alterations, and the changes that occur after different therapeutic interventions. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography technology has evolved to provide images that allow the identification and quantification of the angular structures in healthy subjects and in glaucoma patients, and especially the trabecular meshwork and the Schlemm's canal. It also enables the angle width to be quantified, with some objective parameters that have been standardised in recent years, such as the trabecular-iris angle, the angle opening distance, and the trabecular-iris area. This technique has multiple uses in the study of the different mechanisms of angle closure, the evaluation of changes after a laser peripheral iridotomy or iridoplasty after cataract surgery, as well as after the implantation of phakic lenses.

Departamento de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, España; Centro Internacional de Oftalmología Avanzada, Madrid, España. Electronic address: bacharkudsieh@gmail.com.

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6.9.2.1 Anterior (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.9 Computerized image analysis > 6.9.2 Optical coherence tomography)



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