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Optical coherence tomography (OCT), first developed in Boston, is an imaging technique that utilizes low-coherence light to achieve an in-depth, cross-sectional, depiction of biological tissues in vivo, offering a real-time, noninvasive image with high-resolution at a micron-level (Puliafito et al, Ophthalmology 102(2): 217–29, 1995; Trichonas and Kaiser, British J Ophthalmol 98(Suppl 2): ii24-ii9, 2014). It has a worldwide impact on health care and in ophthalmology where its introduction constituted a turning point in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of several ocular pathologies (Yonetsu et al., Circ J 77(8): 1933–40, 2013). OCT imaging is not limited to the posterior segment of the eye, although it is the focus of this chapter. Major differences among OCT machines will be discussed along with their advantages and limitations. Examples of anatomical features in healthy and diseased eyes will be presented.

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Dahrouj, M., Saitakis, G., Koulouri, I., Vavvas, D. (2021). Optical Coherence Tomography. In: Albert, D., Miller, J., Azar, D., Young, L.H. (eds) Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90495-5_140-1

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