Stromal opacification of cornea: morphological assessment of its condition in chronic dystrophic diseases
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BOGOMOLETS NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, KYIV, UKRAINE
Publication date: 2005-05-30
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2025;(5):974-980
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Aim: To evaluate the morphological changes in the cornea in stromal opacification, revealed by a comparative analysis of the results of confocal microscopy
and optical coherence tomography on the example of clinical cases of stromal keratitis.
Materials and Methods: We examined 16 patients (20 eyes), including 7 men and 9 women aged 42 to 72 years. All patients underwent a standard oph
thalmologic
examination.
Results: In 95% of cases (19 eyes), there was an impoverishment of the nerve fibers of the subbasal nerve plexus (SNP), their thinning and change in con
figuration.
The AS-OCT images showed in all cases (100%) a higher reflexivity of the posterior stroma in the area. In 61.5% (16 eyes), there was a decrease in
corneal thickness due to stromal thinning and the appearance of a demarcation zone.
Conclusions: Confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography have diagnostic value for determining the structural organization, thickness, shape of
the cornea, its changes, and to assess the effectiveness of treatment.