Role of Epithelial Mapping in Differentiation Between Early Keratoconus And High Regular Astigmatism Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography
Badawi, M., Rehim, A., Gabbar, A. (2644). Role of Epithelial Mapping in Differentiation Between Early Keratoconus And High Regular Astigmatism Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography. EKB Journal Management System, 2023(1), -. doi: 10.58675/2682-339X.1825
Mustafa Muhammed Badawi; Ahmed Salah Abdel Rehim; Abdel Ghany Ali El Gabbar. "Role of Epithelial Mapping in Differentiation Between Early Keratoconus And High Regular Astigmatism Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography". EKB Journal Management System, 2023, 1, 2644, -. doi: 10.58675/2682-339X.1825
Badawi, M., Rehim, A., Gabbar, A. (2644). 'Role of Epithelial Mapping in Differentiation Between Early Keratoconus And High Regular Astigmatism Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography', EKB Journal Management System, 2023(1), pp. -. doi: 10.58675/2682-339X.1825
Badawi, M., Rehim, A., Gabbar, A. Role of Epithelial Mapping in Differentiation Between Early Keratoconus And High Regular Astigmatism Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography. EKB Journal Management System, 2644; 2023(1): -. doi: 10.58675/2682-339X.1825

Role of Epithelial Mapping in Differentiation Between Early Keratoconus And High Regular Astigmatism Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Volume 2023, Issue 1, January 2023  XML
DOI: 10.58675/2682-339X.1825
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Authors
Mustafa Muhammed Badawi1; Ahmed Salah Abdel Rehim2; Abdel Ghany Ali El Gabbar2
1Giza Memorial Institute for ophthalmic research, Giza, Egypt
2Ophthalmology Department , Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo , Egypt
Abstract
Background: Epithelial thickness mappig can be used adjunctive tool for sensitivity and specificity improvement in early detection of keratoconus screening using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography. Aim: to detect the role of epithelial thickness mapping in early detection and differentiation between early keratoconus and high regular astigmatism. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study included 25 eyes of early keratoconus cases and 25 eyes of high regular astigmatism controls conducted at Magrabi Eye Hospital –Tanta between October 2021 and August 2022. Results: our findings revealed that the mean central epithelial thickness was significantly thinner in early keratoconus eyes (49.84 ± 1.95 μm) than that in high regular astigmatism (53.24 ± 3.72 μm) (P value: 0.002). Early keratoconus cases had significantly lower thinnest location (42.92 ± 2.53 μm) compared to high regular astigmatism (46.00 ± 5.17 μm) (P value: < 0.001). Conclusion Measurement of epithelial thickness provided by anterior segment OCT-epithelial-mapping is benificial for early identification of keratoconus .
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