Epithelial thickness and structure in patients with congenital aniridia after COMET procedure

Purpose To evaluate epithelial structure after COMET procedure in patients with congenital aniridia. Methods 17 patients (20 eyes) with congenital aniridia underwent COMET procedure. Subjects were 13 women and 4 men, in 4 patients surgery was bilateral. Indication was aniridia related Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LSCD).Mean follow‐up was 13 months (6 to 26). Analyzed data included OCT assisted epithelial thickness measurement and structure assessment by confocal microscopy Results Mean epithelial thickness performed in 5 different points was 52,2±14,3 µm in successful cases, 88,1±42,4 µm in failed cases with recurrent conjunctival ingrowth Conclusion Analysis of epithelial structure and thickness could be useful in postoperative care in patients with congenital aniridia after COMET procedure