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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA)

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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has led to a paradigm-shift in ophthalmic imaging. With the tremendous increase in OCT’s scanning speed and resolution, this technology is now able to provide data on the vascular supply of the ocular tissues. OCT angiography (OCTA) can measure the blood supply alterations in different ocular tissues, including the optic disc, peripapillary retina and macula. Importantly, OCTA is non-invasive, injection-free, rapid and highly convenient. There is early evidence that some vascular changes may precede structural and functional alterations in at least a subset of glaucoma patients. This chapter provides an overview of OCTA and its potential application in glaucoma diagnosis and management.

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  1. Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad, Iran

    Ramin Daneshvar

  2. Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi

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  2. Department of Glaucoma, Dünyagöz Eye Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Atilla Bayer

  3. Stein Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi

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Daneshvar, R., Nouri-Mahdavi, K. (2018). Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA). In: Akman, A., Bayer, A., Nouri-Mahdavi, K. (eds) Optical Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94905-5_17

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