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Birefringence measurement of cornea and anterior segment by office-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography |
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| Authors: | Lim Yiheng Yamanari Masahiro Fukuda Shinichi Kaji Yuichi Kiuchi Takahiro Miura Masahiro Oshika Tetsuro Yasuno Yoshiaki |
| Institution: | 1Computational Optics Group in the University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan;2Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan;3Department of Ophthalmology, Ibaraki Medical Center, Tokyo Medical University, Ami, Japan;4Computational Optics and Ophthalmology Group, Tsukuba, Japan |
| Abstract: | We present a case series of cornea and anterior segment disorders investigated by an office-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT). Blebs of glaucoma patients treated by trabeculectomy, and corneas of keratoconus and keratoplasty patients were measured by PS-OCT. Birefringence formations in trabeculectomy bleb were measured in 1 control eye and 3 eyes of trabeculectomy model rabbits. Polarization insensitive scattering OCT and the depth-resolved birefringence were measured simultaneously by PS-OCT. Abnormal birefringence was observed in keratoconus cases with advanced thinning and with a rupture of Descemet's membrane. The graft-host interface of the keratoplasty case showed abnormal birefringence. The appearance of abnormal birefringence in the cornea was likely to be an indication of cross-linking of collagen fibrils. The measurement of rabbit showed abnormal birefringence in the scarring eyes. Wide regions of strong birefringence were observed in the eyes of trabeculectomy patients who had high intraocular pressure. Visualization of scarring in bleb by PS-OCT may be useful for the planning of secondary surgery. PS-OCT showed promising for the study and diagnosis diseases related to abnormal fibrous tissues of the cornea and anterior eye segment. |
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