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Comparison of Anterior Chamber Depth in Healthy Myopic Thai Eye Using Orbscan and Ultrasound

Winai Chaidaroon, MD*, Atchareeya Jengjalern, MD*

Affiliation : * Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai

Objectives : To compare the anterior chamber depth (ACD) using ultrasonic and optical measurements.
Materials and Methods : In this prospective study, ultrasound and optical (Orbscan) devices were employed to measure ACD in 42 eyes of 21 myopic volunteers. ACD values were compared using the paired-sample Student t test. The correlation of ACD values obtained from two groups was assessed by linear regression analysis.
Results : The difference of mean ACD values between the ultrasound (3.02 + 0.37 mm) and Orbscan (3.56 + 0.42 mm) method was statistically significant difference (p < 0.0001).
Conclusion : The optical measurement of ACD in healthy myopic Thai eyes is, on average, 0.54 mm greater than ultrasonic measurement; however, both methods posses a significant linear correlation.

Keywords : Anterior chamber depth, Orbscan, Ultrasound


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