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Retinal Vascular Reactivity as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
Published on: March 26, 2020
Optical coherence tomography in the evaluation of retinitis pigmentosa
Jin Kyun Oh1,2, Yan Nuzbrokh1,3, Jose Ronaldo Lima de Carvalho1,4,5
1Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center , New York, NY, USA.
Background:
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging test that provides easily obtainable and highly reproducible cross-sectional images of the retina. Improved modalities of the OCT that are capable of providing high quality images of not only the retina, but also the deeper structures and vasculature have been developed, including swept-source OCTs and OCT angiography.
Materials And Methods:
Review.
Results:
The use of OCT in the monitoring of retinitis pigmentosa has been well described and numerous signs of disease progression have been studied. Notably among them are the detection of changes to retinal thickness, the ellipsoid zone, the vasculature on OCT angiography, and cystoid macular edema.
Conclusion:
In this review, we discuss the multiple applications of OCT as a tool in the monitoring of retinitis pigmentosa and its potential use as an outcome measurement in current and future therapeutic endeavors.
