Comparison of StratusOCT and Cirrus HD-OCT imaging in macular diseases.
OBJECTIVE
The Cirrus HD-OCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) device is a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography system that allows faster data acquisition than the previous generation StratusOCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA), which is a time-domain device. The authors compared images from both units to determine the clinical usefulness of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography technology in patients with macular diseases.


METHODS
Six consecutive patients were imaged with both the Cirrus HD-OCT and the StratusOCT devices and the images were compared.


RESULTS
Cirrus HD-OCT images were typically more useful than StratusOCT images for assessing fine architectural details in macular pathology. The Cirrus HD-OCT software also facilitated a better understanding of three-dimensional data volumes.


CONCLUSIONS
Commercially available spectral-domain optical coherence tomography is a clinically useful tool for visualizing and understanding macular diseases and offers benefits not inherent in previous generation machines.
Brennen
Peter M
PM
UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Kagemann
Larry
L
Friberg
Thomas R
TR
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