Laser speckle contrast imaging enables perfusion monitoring of the anterior segment during eye muscle surgery

Linn Engqvist; Rafi Sheikh; Ulf Dahlstrand

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.02.006

Laser speckle contrast imaging enables perfusion monitoring of the anterior segment during eye muscle surgery

J AAPOS. 2022 Jun;26(3):155-158. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.02.006. Epub 2022 Apr 25.

Authors

Linn Engqvist¹, Rafi Sheikh¹, Ulf Dahlstrand²

Affiliations

¹ Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Ophthalmology, Lund, Sweden.
² Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Ophthalmology, Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: ulf.dahlstrand@med.lu.se.

PMID: 35472595
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.02.006

Abstract

We demonstrate that laser speckle contrast imaging can be used to monitor blood perfusion noninvasively during the detachment of ocular muscles, which may be a valuable tool for reducing the risk of anterior segment ischemia as a complication of strabismus surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anterior Eye Segment / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
Ischemia / etiology
Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging
Oculomotor Muscles / diagnostic imaging
Oculomotor Muscles / surgery
Perfusion / adverse effects
Strabismus* / complications
Strabismus* / surgery