Clinical Applications of Optical Coherence Angiography Imaging in Ocular Vascular Diseases
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Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 168751, Singapore
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Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore
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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(12), 2577; https://doi.org/10.3390/app9122577
Received: 14 May 2019 / Revised: 16 June 2019 / Accepted: 19 June 2019 / Published: 25 June 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optical Coherence Tomography and its Applications)
Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) provides us with a non-invasive and efficient means of imaging anterior and posterior segment vasculature in the eye. OCTA has been shown to be effective in imaging diseases such as diabetic retinopathy; retinal vein occlusions; retinal artery occlusions; ocular ischemic syndrome; and neovascularization of the iris. It is especially useful with depth-resolved imaging of the superficial, intermediate, and deep capillary plexi in the retina, which enables us to study and closely monitor disease progression and response to treatment. With further advances in technology, OCTA has the potential to become a more widely used tool in the clinical setting and may even supersede ocular angiography in some areas.
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Keywords:
optical coherence tomography angiography; diabetic retinopathy; retinal vein occlusion; retinal artery occlusion; ocular ischemic syndrome; neovascularization; iris neovascularization
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Wong, C.L.; Ang, M.; Tan, A.C.S. Clinical Applications of Optical Coherence Angiography Imaging in Ocular Vascular Diseases. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 2577.
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