scholarly journals Influence of cataract on image quality and macular thickness measured using spectral domain optical coherence tomography: a prospective cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasu Kamaladevi Lathika ◽  
Susan Prakash Minu ◽  
K. Skariah Charles
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Image Quality ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Signal Strength ◽  
Macular Thickness ◽  
Spectral Domain ◽  
Central Macular Thickness ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Oct Image

Background: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is one of the most useful imaging techniques in the management of retinal diseases affecting the macula. Factors affecting the image quality of OCT may affect the macular thickness and hence treatment of retinal pathologies. This study was aimed to evaluate the influence of cataract on macular scans using spectral domain OCT.Methods: The prospective study was done in 36 patients with cataract. Cataract was graded as cortical, nuclear or posterior cataracts. All patients underwent small incision cataract surgery. Pre and post-operative imaging of the macula (4 weeks after surgery) using spectral domain OCT. The signal strength and central macular thickness (CMT) measurements were made before and after the surgery and analysed statistically.Results: The majority (66.7%) of patients had posterior cataracts. A statistically significant improvement in OCT image quality (as assessed by signal strength) was noted post operatively. This was maximum for posterior cataracts (2.9), followed by cortical cataract (1.6), while nuclear cataracts had the least increase in signal strength (1.3). The difference in signal strength gain between posterior and nuclear cataracts was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.05).  The increase in CMT was clinically significant only in 8.2% of the study population. No patient with nuclear cataract had a clinically significant increase in CMT following surgery.Conclusions: Cataract can influence OCT image quality as well as central macular thickness measurements. Both were found to be affected maximally by posterior cataracts, followed by cortical, while nuclear cataracts had the least influence.

Effects of Refractive Power on Macular Thickness Measurement Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

2015 ◽  
Vol 234 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Bok Lee ◽  
Il Hwan Shin ◽  
Kyung Sup Shin ◽  
Young Joon Jo ◽  
Jung Yeul Kim
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Macular Thickness ◽  
Spectral Domain ◽  
Central Macular Thickness ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Soft Contact ◽  
Soft Contact Lenses ◽  
Refractive Power ◽  
Sd Oct

Purpose: To investigate the effects of refractive power on macular thickness measurements by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Subjects and Methods: For this prospective cohort study, a total of 50 eyes from 50 normal subjects with no systemic or ocular disease and no history of ocular surgery were studied from February 2014 to May 2014. We used soft contact lenses with a wide range of diopters to change the refractive power. The macular thickness of uncorrected eyes without contact lenses was measured by SD-OCT, and we compared the findings with the results of subsequent investigations in which macular thickness was measured in the presence of soft contact lenses of different diopters (-8, -4, 0, +4, and +8). We divided the patients into three groups according to the axial length (AL) and analyzed the effect of induced refraction change. The main outcome measure was macular thickness measured by OCT. Results: The average age of the subjects was 28.0 ± 3.4 years (mean ± SD), and included 17 eyes with normal AL, 18 eyes with mid-range AL, and 15 eyes with long AL. The central macular thickness was 254.5 ± 17.5 µm for eyes without contact lenses, which was not significantly different from the measurements in the presence of plano contact lenses (254.2 ± 18.1 µm). Even with soft contact lenses of four different diopters (-8, -4, +4, and +8), central macular thickness (254.4 ± 16.2, 253.7 ± 17.3, 257.3 ± 17.9, and 256.9 ± 17.9 µm, respectively) was not significantly different from that of naked eyes in each group. Conclusion: These results suggest that central macular thickness measured by SD-OCT is unaffected by refractive power.

scholarly journals Inter-relationship between retinal and choroidal vasculatures using optical coherence tomography angiography in normal eyes

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaeryung Oh ◽  
Daniel Jinhag Baik ◽  
Jaemoon Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography ◽  
Macular Thickness ◽  
Vascular Density ◽  
Inner Plexiform Layer ◽  
Central Macular Thickness ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Outer Retina ◽  
Capillary Plexus

Purpose: To quantify vascular and structural macular variables in healthy eyes and to investigate correlations between these variables and age using optical coherence tomography angiography. Materials and methods: A total of 261 eyes of 261 subjects with normal fundus were included. Central macular thickness, ganglion cell layer to inner plexiform layer thickness, outer retina layer thickness, subfoveal choroidal thickness, and choroidal vascularity index were measured using optical coherence tomography. Foveal avascular zone area, vascular density, and flow void area were measured using optical coherence tomography angiography. Results: Vascular density in the superficial capillary plexus was correlated with central macular thickness, ganglion cell layer to inner plexiform layer thickness, and outer retina layer thickness ( P < 0.001, P = 0.004, and P < 0.001, respectively). Vascular density in the deep capillary plexus was correlated with central macular thickness and outer retina layer thickness ( P = 0.003 and P = 0.001, respectively). Vascular density of choriocapillaris was correlated with vascular density of superficial capillary plexus and deep capillary plexus ( P < 0.001 and P = 0.001, respectively). Conclusion: Vascular density of choriocapillaris varies with retinal vascular density rather than the structure of choroid using optical coherence tomography angiography. In contrast, retinal vascular density changes as the retinal structure. Our results provide more information about the relationship between retina and choroid.

scholarly journals Macular thickness measurements of healthy, naïve cynomolgus monkeys assessed with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. e0222850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Denk ◽  
Peter Maloca ◽  
Guido Steiner ◽  
Christian Freichel ◽  
Simon Bassett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Macular Thickness ◽  
Spectral Domain ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Cynomolgus Monkeys ◽  
Thickness Measurements ◽  
Sd Oct
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