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The unaffected eye served as a control. In bilateral cases, the less affected eye was taken as the control. ASOCT image over the inflamed area and over the corresponding same area in the control eye was taken. The images were analysed for the presence or absence of hyporeflective areas, and the mean total scleral thickness (MTST) was measured. Both the images were then compared.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of our cohort was 51 \u00b1 14.57 years. There were 14 males and 30 females. 68.18% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30) were unilateral cases. The mean duration of anterior scleritis was 55.3 months, with 50% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 22) of patients having diffuse anterior scleritis. The majority of patients were treated with oral steroids (97.7%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 43) with or without the combination of immunosuppressant and biologics. The MTST during active disease (922.17 \u03bcm \u00b1 252.03 \u03bcm) was statistically higher than the control group (798.05 \u03bcm \u00b1 150.61 \u03bcm) (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.005). The MTST in unilateral cases during active disease was 929.88 \u03bcm, which was significantly higher than in the control eyes (801.65 \u03bcm) (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02). There were 31 recurrent cases, of which 41.9% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 13) showed scleral thinning, and the mean scleral thinning in recurrent cases after treatment was 86.71 \u03bcm.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ASOCT serves as a useful qualitative and quantitative tool for monitoring of patients with anterior scleritis under treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ojo.ojo_376_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,24]],"date-time":"2025-06-24T07:00:32Z","timestamp":1750748432000},"page":"155-161","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Anterior segment optical coherence tomography: A monitoring tool in anterior 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