Imaging the optic nerve with optical coherence tomography.

ABSTRACT: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging technology, which may be used to generate in vivo quantitative and qualitative measures of retinal structure. In terms of quantitative metrics, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness provides an indirect evaluation of axonal integrity within the optic nerve. Ganglion layer measures derived from macular scans indirectly reflect retinal ganglion cell status. Notably, ganglion layer indices are platform dependent and may include macular ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (mGCIPL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), and ganglion cell complex (GCC) analyses of thickness or volume. Interpreted together, pRNFL thickness and ganglion layer values can be used to diagnose optic neuropathies, monitor disease progression, and gau

SUBMITTER: Shin HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306400 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature