Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) uses a non-invasive safe beam of light with special processing to look at the structures within the retina in very high detail. The anatomic features visible with OCT are much more detailed than that seen by normal examination. Seeing the retina from this cross sectional viewpoint provides a powerful way to detect, diagnose, and treat retinal and uveal diseases as well as glaucoma.
Indications:
Some of the indications for this test include:
- Diabetic macular oedema
- Macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusions
- Cystoid macular oedema secondary to intermediate uveitis
- Central serous retinopathy
- Age related macular degeneration
- Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
- Secondary Choroidal neovascular membranes (Idiopathic, myopic, inflammatory)
-Macular holes
- Vitreo-macular tractions
-Diagnosis and follow up of Glaucoma.