Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
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Advantages of <strong>OCT</strong>Quick – takes less than five minutes toobtain images of both eyesNon-invasive and well tolerated by ypatients No injection No biohazard or blood-related risk No medication reactionsMore readily interpreted and understoodby patientsNormal Retinal AnatomySchuman JS, Puliafito CA,Fujimoto JG eds. <strong>Optical</strong> <strong>Coherence</strong><strong>Tomography</strong> of Ocular Disease.Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc.; 2004.Main Clinical Utilitiesof <strong>OCT</strong> High resolution evaluation of retinal anatomy Diagnosis of macular conditions difficult toestablish with biomicroscopy Quantitative assessment of retinal anatomicalterations Quantitative assessment of vitreoretinalinterface Objective means for monitoring diseaseprogression and/or therapeutic responseDiagnosis of macular conditionsdifficult to establish withbiomicroscopy
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