Comparative evaluation of anterior segment optical coherence tomography and in vivo confocal microscopy for Kayser-Fleischer rings assessment in Wilson disease
摘要
To compare the diagnostic accuracy of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) in evaluating Kayser–Fleischer (KF) rings in patients with Wilson disease (WD).
Methods and analysisA prospective observational study enrolled 36 subjects (16 women) and 36 controls (16 women). All participants underwent both AS-OCT and IVCM, and the results were analyzed using McNemar’s test to assess diagnostic concordancet.
ResultsKF rings were not detected either with AS-OCT or with IVCM in any of the controls. Among the WD patients, seven subjects who did not show KF rings on AS-OCT were found to have them on IVCM (p < 0.05), six of whom were identified diagnosed with hepatic WD.
ConclusionBoth AS-OCT and IVCM can provide objective assessment of KF rings. IVCM offers better accuracy compared to AS-OCT, particularly for hepatic WD.