title: Clinical and research applications of anterior segment optical coherence tomography - a review.
abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is being employed more and more often to image pathologies and surgical anatomy within the anterior segment, specifically in anterior chamber biometry, corneal pachymetric mapping, angle evaluation and high-resolution cross-sectional imaging. The cross-sectional imaging capability of OCT is similar to ultrasound, but its higher resolution allows OCT to measure and visualize very fine anatomic structures. No contact is required. In this review, we describe the utility and limitations of anterior segment OCT.
authors.affiliation: Center for Ophthalmic Optics and Lasers, Doheny Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Jose Luiz Branco
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D019412:Anatomy, Cross-Sectional; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods; D003315:Cornea / Q000002:abnormalities; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000175:diagnosis; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects; D012590:Sclera / Q000002:abnormalities; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends