Jay S. Duker is an Ophthalmologist and Director of the New England Eye Center at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Duker specializes in both medical and surgical diseases of the posterior segment. His primary surgical interests include retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, and posterior segment trauma. He is also available for consultation in posterior segment uveitis, AIDS-related retinitis, intraocular tumors, and retinal vascular disorders.
The deeper you go with spectral domain imaging, there is more noise. That doesn't happen with swept source...They are significantly more expensive than spectral domain..."Commercial pressure” is another reason for the lack of uptake, in that, for companies that already successfully manufacture and sell OCT machines, retooling for the new technology could “cannibalize” the existing business.In Cost inhibits adoption of SS-OCT
Incorporation of OCT structural imaging onto ICG angiography provides an anatomic frame of reference for late (ICG) leaks and reveals the flow characteristics of specific anatomic features.In Combined imaging techniques aid identification of occult retinal disease
I think measuring the hole is very helpful to determine your success rate, and smaller holes close better than bigger holes.In OCT useful for measuring macular holes before closure surgery