Optical Coherence Tomography of Ocular Diseases
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Slack Incorporated
Published: April 19, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 768
ISBN-13: 9781556426094
Subjects: diagnosis; Medical / Nursing; Diseases And Disorders Of The Eye; Tomography; Medical; Retinal Diseases; Ophthalmology; Medical / Optometry; Diagnostic Imaging; Eye; Retina
Description: Written with the clinician in mind, this text's primary objective is to illustrate the appearance of the eye in health and disease, comparing conventional clinical technologies using OCT imaging. This method introduces the clinician to the manifestations of disease as elucidated by OCT, while presenting the more familiar fundoscopic and fluorescein angiographic appearance side-by-side It provides a clinical reference for the retinal and glaucoma specialist that shows how to utilize and interpret OCT imaging to enhance diagnostic sensitivity and specificity as well as to enhance therapeutic decision making and monitor the outcome of treatment. Both clinicians and scientists interested in optical imaging of the eye will find this insightful text a useful reference.