الفهرس 
IntroductionOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
 |  | from | 71 |  |  |
| | | from | 71 | | |
Abstract
Background: Corneal Cataract surgery is also traumatic to the corneal epithelium. Scarring and opacity is the commonest cause of blindness.
Objective: To investigate the epithelial thickness in the cornea in different corneal conditions using anterior segment optical coherence tomography.
Patients and Methods: In our study we used AS-OCT epithelial mapping to document changes in epithelial thickness in cataract patients pre and 1 month after phacoemulsification, patients with corneal scarring and patients with pterygium.
Results: The results of our study showed a significant increase in epithelium thickness in patients with corneal scarring and pterygium and in cataract patients, there is significant decrease in thickness in the 1 month post operative follow up in area (0_2) mm in the map, there is significant increase in the thickness in 1 month post operative (7_9) mm in the map and there is no statistically significant change in areas (2_5) & (5_7).
Conclusion: There is a significant increase in epithelium thickness in patients with corneal scarring and pterygium and in cataract patients, there is significant decrease in thickness in the 1 month post operative follow up in area (0_2) mm in the map, there is significant increase in the thickness in 1 month post operative (7_9) mm in the map and there is no statistically significant change in areas (2_5) & (5_7).