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Review
. 2014 Jul;98 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):ii24-9.
doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-305305.

Optical coherence tomography imaging of macular oedema

George Trichonas  1 , Peter K Kaiser  1
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Review

Optical coherence tomography imaging of macular oedema

George Trichonas et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Macular oedema (ME) occurs in a wide variety of pathological conditions and accounts for different degrees of vision loss. Early detection of ME is therefore critical for diagnosis and therapeutic management. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-contact, diagnostic method that uses infrared light, which allows the analysis of the retinal structure by means of high-resolution tomographic cross sections. The identification, localisation, quantification and long-term follow-up of fluid collections are the most important capabilities of OCT. Since the introduction of OCT in clinical practice, it has become an invaluable diagnostic tool and different patterns of ME have been reported. The purpose of this manuscript is to review OCT profiles of ME according to the aetiology and describe what has been reported regarding intraretinal features in vivo.

Keywords: Imaging; Macula; Retina; Vitreous.

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Optical coherence tomography appearance of cystoid macular oedema (CME).
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Optical coherence tomography appearance of cystoid macular oedema (CME) with associated subretinal fluid.
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Optical coherence tomography appearance of subretinal fluid under the fovea.
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Optical coherence tomography appearance of diffuse retinal thickening (DRT) in diabetic patients.
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Macular optical coherence tomography of a diabetic patient with posterior hyaloidal traction (PHT).
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Optical coherence tomography appearance of epiretinal membrane associated with macular oedema.
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Optical coherence tomography appearance of vitreomacular traction with impending macular hole and cyst formation.
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Optical coherence tomography appearance of myopic macular schisis.
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Optical coherence tomography appearance of optic nerve pit associated with intraretinal fluid and macular schisis.
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