Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Jul 1;57(9):OCT27-36. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-19043.

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a noninvasive approach that can visualize blood vessels down to the capillary level. With the advent of high-speed OCT and efficient algorithms, practical OCTA of ocular circulation is now available to ophthalmologists. Clinical investigations that used OCTA have increased exponentially in the past few years. This review will cover the history of OCTA and survey its most important clinical applications. The salient problems in the interpretation and analysis of OCTA are described, and recent advances are highlighted.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Capillaries / pathology
  • Choroidal Neovascularization / diagnosis*
  • Fluorescein Angiography / methods*
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Retinal Vessels / pathology*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*