Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of Clear Corneal Incision: Effect of the Lateral Stromal Hydration

Optical coherence tomography of the effects of stromal hydration on clear corneal incision architecture.

PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of stromal hydration on clear corneal incision (CCI) architecture immediately after surgery using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom. METHODS Clear corneal incisions in adult eyes were examined using a Visante AS-OCT imaging system within 1 hour of surg...

Optical coherence tomography studies of clear corneal incision wound architecture.

Factors affecting stromal hydration of clear corneal incision architecture.

Factors affecting stromal hydration of clear corneal incision architecture We have some comments about the article by Calladine et al. thatwewould like to sharewith the authors. First, one factor thatmight cause the difference in architecture betweenhydrated clear corneal incisions (CCIs) and nonhydrated CCIs is the corneal stromal edema at the incision site induced by hydration. The authors mi...

The Stromal Hydration of Clear Corneal Incisions

D r. Vasavada regularly performs stromal hydration, at both the clear corneal temporal incision and paracentesis, as part of his strategy for sealing the wound after cataract surgery. Further, he has found stromal hydration to be a useful adjunct in clear corneal cataract surgery, because it allows the adequate approximation of the anterior and posterior aspects of the corneal tunnel. Today, su...

The evaluation of clear corneal incision architecture using optical coherence tomography

incision used in modern-day phacoemulusification cataract surgery. CCI allows sutureless surgery, induces little astigmatism and provides fast visual rehabilitation1,2. Over the past decade the incidence of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery has increased. There has been much debate on whether the increasing use of clear cornea incision has contributed to this3-5. A recent study speculated ...