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The Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Evaluation of Retinitis Pigmentosa

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Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive imaging technology that has gained widespread use in the evaluation of multiple retinal pathologies, including retinitis pigmentosa (RP). OCT allows for visualization of distinct retinal layers and the choroid and facilitates study of morphological features associated with RP. OCT can be used to detect and to track progression of RP, as well as to correlate structural findings with functional manifestations of the disease. This chapter provides a basic overview of OCT technology and details elements of importance in the use of OCT for diagnosis and assessment of progression of RP.

Key words

  • Choroid
  • Genetic mutation
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Photoreceptors
  • Retinal dystrophy
  • Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
  • Retina
  • Retinitis pigmentosa

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  1. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA

    Ha Min Kim

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Ha Min Kim & Jin Kyun Oh

  3. Departments of Opthalmology, Pathology & Cell Biology Graduate Programs in Nutritional & Metabolic Biology and Neurobiology & Behavior Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, New York, NY, USA

    Stephen H. Tsang

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Stephen H. Tsang receives financial support from Abeona Therapeutics, Inc and Emendo. He is also the founder of Rejuvitas and is on the scientific and clinical advisory board for Nanoscope Therapeutics.

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Kim, H.M., Oh, J.K., Tsang, S.H. (2023). The Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Evaluation of Retinitis Pigmentosa. In: Tsang, S.H., Quinn, P.M. (eds) Retinitis Pigmentosa. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2560. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2651-1_8

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