A METHOD TO QUANTIFY THE QUALITY OF CORNEAL DONOR TISSUE FOR TRANSPLANTATION USING TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING

摘要

The invention discloses a method for evaluation and quantification of the quality of a corneal donor tissue for transplantation using the optical tomographic imaging. The method is used for the analysis of corneal parameters i.e. not only the physical paramaters such as anterior or posterior surface of the cornea but also the underlying pathologies such as pre-existing refractive surgeries. The method is performed without the necessity of removal of the corneal donor tissue from the sealed container or the storage bottle of corneal storage medium. The corneal donor tissue is scanned using optical tomography imaging device, which captures the two-dimensional images of the corneal donor tissue and the images are acquired at different meridians. The acquired images are analyzed for features of the corneal donor tissue for qualitative parameters. The method is useful for analysis of quality of corneal donor tissue for pre-existing refractive surgeries and corneal inflammation/infections.