Optical Coherence Tomography of the Anterior Segment

Abstract Perhaps no diagnostic technology has emerged as rapidly in ophthalmology as optical coherence tomography (OCT). A single clinical device for this noninvasive imaging technique was first released in 1996, and now at least ten clinical devices are available. Although the first clinical anteri...

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Published inThe ocular surface Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 117 - 127
Main Authors Simpson, Trefford, Dip Optom, MSc, PhD, Fonn, Desmond, Dip Optom, M Optom, FAAO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2008
Subjects
anterior chamber
Anterior Eye Segment - anatomy & histology
Anterior Eye Segment - pathology
Calibration
contact lens
cornea
Cornea - pathology
Humans
imaging
morphometry
Ophthalmology
optical coherence tomography
Tears - physiology
Tomography, Optical Coherence - instrumentation
morphometry
cornea
optical coherence tomography
imaging
anterior chamber
contact lens
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Summary:Abstract Perhaps no diagnostic technology has emerged as rapidly in ophthalmology as optical coherence tomography (OCT). A single clinical device for this noninvasive imaging technique was first released in 1996, and now at least ten clinical devices are available. Although the first clinical anterior segment OCT was marketed only 2 years ago, a substantial amount of work has been done using modified retinal imagers or prototype laboratory-based imagers. In this review, we discuss OCT imaging primarily of the cornea. We also highlight previous and current publications on nonclinical and clinical uses of the device to illustrate how anterior segment OCT can be used to understand corneal structure and function in health and disease.
ISSN:1542-0124
1937-5913
DOI:10.1016/S1542-0124(12)70280-X