title: The complementary benefit of anterior segment optical coherence tomography in penetrating keratoplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the utility of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) assessment in the pre- and postsurgical management of full-thickness corneal grafts.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy eyes of 58 patients who had penetrating keratoplasty were included in the study. High resolution AS-OCT scans of the cornea and the anterior segment were performed before and after transplantation in 17 eyes with the Visante™ optical coherence tomography. Fifty-three eyes were examined in the late postoperative period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean follow-up was 4.3 years (range, 1-15 years). Six different graft-host junctions were identified. Three patients with graft rejection, four patients with anterior synechia, and three patients with corneal ulcer were evaluated. Preoperative evaluation of eyes with semiopaque and totally opaque corneas revealed important information about anterior segment structures additional to slit-lamp findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AS-OCT is a useful complementary tool for the evaluation of penetrating corneal transplantation surgery and in the management of its postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Haydarpasa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nursal Melda
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Yenerel
authors.forename: Raciha Beril
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kucumen
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gorgun
keywords: anterior segment optical coherence tomography; imaging techniques; penetrating keratoplasty
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