Microscope-integrated OCT delivers real-time assessment of corneal thickness changes during cross-linking, but it should not be used interchangeably with ultrasound pachymetry, according to a study.
While changes in corneal thickness during the procedure can be measured using both methods, “there is little literature on the utility” of microscope-integrated OCT (Mi-OCT), Nandyala Sushma, MSc, of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, and colleagues wrote.
The cross-sectional observational comparative study enrolled 45 patients with progressive keratoconus whose central corneal