Comparison of a MEMS-Based Handheld OCT Scanner With a Commercial Desktop OCT System for Retinal Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The goal of this study was to evaluate the ability of our handheld optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner to image the posterior and anterior structures of the human eye, and especially the individual layers of the retina, and to compare its diagnostic performance with that of a fixed desktop commercial ophthalmic OCT system.

Methods

We compared the clinical imaging results of our handheld OCT with a leading commercial desktop ophthalmic system (RTVue) used in specialist offices. Six patients exhibiting diabetes-related retinal pathology had both eyes imaged with each OCT system.

Results

In both sets of images, the structural irregularities of the retinal layers could be identified such as retinal edema and vitreomacular traction.

Conclusions

Our ha

SUBMITTER: Sayegh SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4108297 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature