RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Optical coherence tomography imaging of macular oedema
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP ii24
OP ii29
DO 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-305305
VO 98
IS Suppl 2
A1 George Trichonas
A1 Peter K Kaiser
YR 2014
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/98/Suppl_2/ii24.abstract
AB Macular oedema (ME) occurs in a wide variety of pathological conditions and accounts for different degrees of vision loss. Early detection of ME is therefore critical for diagnosis and therapeutic management. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-contact, diagnostic method that uses infrared light, which allows the analysis of the retinal structure by means of high-resolution tomographic cross sections. The identification, localisation, quantification and long-term follow-up of fluid collections are the most important capabilities of OCT. Since the introduction of OCT in clinical practice, it has become an invaluable diagnostic tool and different patterns of ME have been reported. The purpose of this manuscript is to review OCT profiles of ME according to the aetiology and describe what has been reported regarding intraretinal features in vivo.