Three-dimensional anterior segment optical coherence tomography of filtering blebs after trabeculectomy
Three-dimensional anterior segment optical coherence tomography of filtering blebs after trabeculectomy
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DOI:
10.1097/ijg.0b013e31815a34cd
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发表时间:
2008-04-01
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2
通讯作者:
Yasuno, Yoshiaki
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作者:
Miura, Masahiro;Kawana, Keisuke;Yasuno, Yoshiaki
Purpose: To evaluate trabeculectomy blebs by using 3-dimensional anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT).Methods: We prospectively examined 4 eyes of 4 patients who developed filtering blebs after trabeculectomy. A 1310-nm highspeed OCT prototype was used to image the 3-dimensional structure of the filtering blebs.Results: The 3-dimensional structure of the filtering blebs was clearly observed in the OCT images. Three types of filtering blebs were observed: diffuse blebs in 2 eyes, an encapsulated bleb in I eye, and a nonfunctioning cystic bleb in 1 eye. The volume of each bleb was 9.97, 1.10, 0.76, and 0.88mm(3), respectively. En-face OCT images clearly showed the aqueous outflow channels at the margins of the scleral flaps.Conclusion: Three-dimensional OCT allows objective and noninvasive assessment of filtering blebs after trabeculectomy.