Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis remains a leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Although all forms of HSV keratitis are commonly recurrent, the risk is greatest in stromal keratitis, which is the most likely to result in corneal scarring, thinning, and neovascularization. Recent studies showed the ability of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) to detect and study vascular abnormalities in the anterior segment, including abnormal corneal vessels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate conjunctival vascular density (VD) using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) in Scleral Contact Lens (ScCL) wearers.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the conjunctival blood VD was assessed using OCTA with an anterior segment lens adapter. The nasal surface of each eye (6 ×6 mm) was scanned to a depth of 800 μm with ScCL and fifteen minutes after removing the lens.