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Anterior Chamber Measurements by Pentacam and AS-OCT in Eyes With Normal Open Angles

Jeong-Ho Yi, Hun Lee, Samin Hong, Gong Je Seong, Sung Yong Kang, Kyoung Tak Ma, Chan Yun Kim

Published: December 01, 2008

DOI: 10.3341/kjo.2008.22.4.242

License: Copyright © 2008 The Korean Ophthalmological Society2008This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

PurposeTo assess the reproducibility and agreement of anterior chamber measurements between the Pentacam (PTC) and the Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AOCT) in normal healthy eyes with open angle.MethodsProspective cross-sectional comparative case series. A total of 162 eyes of 81 healthy volunteers with normal open angle were included in this study. Anterior chamber angle (ACA) and anterior chamber depth (ACD) were measured with PTC and AOCT. Intra-observer variability and inter-methods agreement of both instruments for ACA and ACD were evaluated.ResultsValues of temporal and nasal ACA measured by two instruments were similar, and the results of ACD were also not significantly different between modalities (p>0.01). ACA and ACD measurements by PTC and AOCT showed good intra-observer and inter-method agreements (all >0.9).ConclusionsPTC and AOCT are presumed to be very useful for the anterior chamber angle examination. They may provide good images and quantitative data about the angle structures including ACA and ACD.


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