PURPOSE To validate the use of noncontact scanning slit pachymetry and OCT pachymetry measurements without contact lens (CL) removal, to determine corneal swelling variations during extended wear (EW). METHODS Central corneal thickness (CCT) was measured with ultrasonic (US) pachymetry, noncontact scanning slit pachymetry (Orbscan II; Bausch & Lomb, Tampa, FL), and optical coherence tomograph...

BACKGROUND Central corneal thickness (CCT) measurement has become an important test in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. Currently, ultrasound corneal thickness measurement (pachymetry) is the most frequently used clinical technique and the gold standard to assess CCT. Newer instruments are currently available including the optical coherence tomography (OCT) instrument. The aim of the p...

BACKGROUND Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements are affected by the central cornea thickness (CCT). The conventional method for CCT measurement is ultrasonic pachymetry. However, noncontact procedures lower the risk of infection and corneal damage. In this study, we compared the CCT measured by Orbscan II, SP3000P, and ultrasonic pachymetry in patients with glaucoma or glaucoma suspect. ME...

INTRODUCTION Precise measurement of corneal thickness is of crucial importance in corneal refractive procedures. The aim of this work is to compare the central corneal thickness measurements using Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam) and contact US pachymetry in normal myopic patients. METHODS This retrospective cohort study was conducted on in 144 eyes of 72 normal myopic patients during 6 months....

purpose: to compare central corneal thickness (cct) measured by galilei and orbscan ii with that by ultrasonic (u/s) pachymetry in unoperated eyes. methods: cct was measured in 184 unoperated eyes of 92 healthy retractive surgery candidates using galilei, orbscan ii, and u/s pachymetry. considered as a benchmark, measurements by u/s pachymetry were compared to those obtained by the other two de...

PURPOSE To compare corneal pachymetry assessment using 4 measurement methods in eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for myopia. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong SAR. METHODS Fifty-two consecutive patients (103 eyes) who had LASIK for the correction of myopia had Orbscan II (Bausch & Lomb...

Objective: To determine the reliability and agreement of different optical devices in terms keratometry pachymetry measurements cross-linked (CXL) keratoconic eyes. Material Methods: Thirty-eight CXL-treated eyes were evaluated. Three repeated performed with Topcon KR-1 autorefractokeratometry, Sirius topography, Nidek AL-scan biometry RTVue anterior segment coherence tomography (AS-OCT). The c...

PURPOSE To report a novel method for pachymetry mapping of human precorneal tear film using Pentacam. METHODS Precorneal tear film is routinely undetected by Pentacam but could be well visualized with the aid of fluorescein. Twenty patients with dry eye and 20 age-matched control subjects with normal eyes were enrolled in this prospective study. The right eye of each subject was scanned once ...

purpose: comparing the optical coherence tomography (oct) pachymetry patterns in keratoconus suspect and normal people methods: thirty-two keratoconus suspects and 36 healthy eyes were selected within the age range of 20-30 yrs. their pachymetry pattern was obtained through oct visante in the minimum thickness spot, upper and lower corneal difference (i-s), lower temporal, and upper nasal thick...

purpose: to compare orbscan ii and ultrasonic pachymetry for measurement of central corneal thick-ness (cct) in eyes scheduled for keratorefractive surgery. methods: cct was measured using orbscan ii and then by ultrasonic pachymetry in 100 eyes of 100 patients who were scheduled for excimer laser refractive surgery. paired t-test was used for comparing the results. results: using an acoustic f...