Effect of Image Quality on Tissue Thickness Measurements Obtained with Spectral Domain-optical Coherence Tomography

Overview

Journal Opt Express

Specialties Biophysics
Ophthalmology

Date 2009 Mar 5

PMID 19259243

Citations 38

Authors

Madhusudhanan Balasubramanian

Christopher Bowd

Gianmarco Vizzeri

Robert N Weinreb

Linda M Zangwill

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of image quality on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and retinal thickness measurements obtained using three commercially available spectral domain-optical coherence tomographers (SD-OCT). Subjectively determined good, medium and poor quality images were obtained from four healthy and one glaucoma suspect eyes. RNFL and retinal thickness measurements were compared as a function of image quality. Results indicate that when image quality is within the range specified as acceptable by SD-OCT manufacturers, RNFL and retinal thickness measurements are comparable.

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