title: Anterior segment optical coherence tomography to look for Kayser-Fleischer rings.
abstract: Ophthalmologists usually use slit lamp biomicroscopy to look for Kayser-Fleischer rings in Wilson's disease; anterior segment optical coherence tomography is a new alternative to identify the characteristic hyper-reflective layer in the deep corneal periphery at the level of Descemet's membrane. This method allows non-ophthalmologists to look for and to quantify Kayser-Fleischer rings.
authors.affiliation: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Mittanamalli S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sridhar
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pineda
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism; D003315:Cornea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
chemical_list: D003300:Copper
keywords: Kayser–Fleischer ring; Wilson’s disease; copper; optical coherence tomography; slit lamp biomicroscope