Anterior eye imaging with optical coherence tomography

David Huang, Yan Li, Maolong Tang

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5 Scopus citations

Abstract

The development of corneal and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology has advanced rapidly in recently years. The scan geometry and imaging wavelength are both important choices to make in designing anterior segment OCT systems. Rectangular scan geometry offers the least image distortion and is now used in most anterior OCT systems. The wavelength of OCT light source affects resolution and penetration. An optimal choice of the OCT imaging wavelength (840, 1,050, or 1,310 nm) depends on the application of interest. Newer generation Fourier-domain OCT technology can provide scan speed 100–1000 times faster than the time-domain technology. Various commercial anterior OCT systems are available on the market. A wide spectrum of diagnostic and surgical applications using anterior segment OCT had been investigated, including mapping of corneal and epithelial thicknesses, keratoconus screening, measuring corneal refractive power, corneal surgery planning and evaluation in LASIK, intracorneal ring implantation, assessment of angle closure glaucoma, anterior chamber biometry and intraocular lens implants, intraocular lens power calculation, and eye bank donor cornea screening.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical Coherence Tomography
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology and Applications, Second Edition
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages1649-1683
Number of pages35
ISBN (Electronic)9783319064192
ISBN (Print)9783319064185
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

  • Anterior segment OCT
  • Corneal epithelial thickness map
  • Corneal refractive power
  • Fourier domain OCT
  • Intraocular lens power calculation
  • Keratoconus screening
  • LASIK planning and evaluation
  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
  • Pachymetry map
  • Scan geometry
  • Time-domain OCT

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • General Medicine
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Engineering

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