Refractive Surgery: Advanced optical coherence tomography an integral diagnostic tool

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1. “ We perform posterior-segment OCT on all patients being evaluated for corneal laser or IOL refractive surgery. ”

   By Daniel S. Durrie

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• Topcon Medical Systems
• Daniel S. Durrie

1. Retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) is on its way to becoming the next "must-have" tool for preoperative examination of refractive surgery candidates. Spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) devices, such as a particular device (3D-OCT, Topcon Medical Systems), enable clinicians to see anatomic features and abnormalities that cannot be visualized with other routine screening technologies, said Daniel S. Durrie, MD, a refractive surgeon in Overland Park, KS (Read Full Article)

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