Comparison of anterior chamber depth measured by anterior segment optical coherence tomography and ultrasound biomicroscopy: a meta-analysis.
- Author:
Linjiang CHEN
1
;
Ke XIONG
;
Jing WU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Anterior Chamber; anatomy & histology; Databases, Bibliographic; Female; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure; pathology; Humans; Male; Microscopy, Acoustic; methods; Middle Aged; Tomography, Optical Coherence; methods
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2013;33(10):1533-1537
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo compare the differences in the anterior chamber depth (ACD) measured by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM).
METHODSAll studies pertaining to ACD measured by AS-OCT and UBM were collected from online databases. The assessment of methodological quality and data extraction from the included studies were performed independently by two reviewers for meta-analysis.
RESULTSEight studies involving 710 eyes were included in the analysis. The difference of ACD measurements between AS-OCT and UBM was not statistically significant in the overall patients included for analysis (SMD=0.19, 95%CI [0.00, 0.39]) or in the patients with primary angle-closed glaucoma (SMD=0.02, 95%CI[-0.04,0.19]).
CONCLUSIONSThe ACD measurements do not differ significantly between AS-OCT and UBM. Due to the relatively small number of the included studies and the patients involved, this conclusion needs further confirmation by high-quality studies involving larger sample sizes.
