| Presentation preference | Poster and Rapid fire |
| Title | Utility of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis of anterior Scleritis |
| Accept poster if oral is not possible ? | Yes |
| Purpose | To describe the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) findings in active non-infectious anterior scleritis. |
| Methods | Prospective observational study of 40 patients who underwent AS-OCT. Images were analyzed for scleral thickness and architectural changes. |
| Results | Majority (32/40, 80%) had nodular scleritis. Scleral thickness was increased in all with mean of 1276 ± 374.9 (range 679-2000) microns. Conjunctival thickening was noted in 40% patients and subconjunctival fluid level was noted 100%. Large and medium dilated vessels (oval hypoflective areas with posterior shadowing) were noted in 82.5%. Intrascleral edema (linear slit-like hypoflective areas) were prominent in 62.5%. |
| Conclusion | AS-OCT showed increased scleral thickness, vascular dilatation, prominent demarcation line, intrascleral and conjunctival edema. This is a promising modality for quantitative analysis and monitoring therapeutic response by correlating the severity of disease with amount of scleral thickness. |
| Conflict of interest | No |
| Last name | MURTHY |
| Initials of first name(s) | S |
| Department | Cornea and Uvea |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Country | India |
| Last name | LOOMBA |
| Initials of first name(s) | A |
| Department | Cornea |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Country | India |
| Last name | RANJAN |
| Initials of first name(s) | R |
| Department | Cornea |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Country | India |