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OCT ‐A in ocular oncology
Author(s) -
Zografos L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.01315
Subject(s) - depigmentation , choroid , retinal pigment epithelium , medicine , retinal , maculopathy , ophthalmology , vascular network , pathology , retina , anatomy , biology , dermatology , retinopathy , neuroscience , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Summary OCT ‐A allows the visualization of various capillary plexusses located in front of the retinal pigmented epithelium. In case of partial depigmentation or metabolic modifications of the retinal pigmented epithelium, vascular networks located in the choroid can also be observed. This new imaging technique is currently used mainly in the diagnosis, the follow‐up and the prognostication of irradiation induced maculopathy. The presence of a vascular network in pigmented and unpigmented small choroidal tumors visible in selected cases on OCT ‐Angiography offers new diagnostic perspectives which are currently under investigation.