title: Effect of ophthalmic examination procedures on the quality of spectral domain OCT images.
abstract: The authors compare the image quality of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) images in eyes before and after routine ophthalmic screening procedures. The study population in this prospective case series included 24 patients (45 eyes). No significant difference in OCT scan quality factor was found in the study population pre-screening and post-screening (P > .05 for the horizontal, vertical, and raster pattern scans performed in each OCT scan series). Routine ophthalmic screening procedures do not affect the quality of spectral domain OCT images.
authors.affiliation: Penn State University, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Eye Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033-0850, USA. ahmadaref@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aref
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: Allen R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kunselman
authors.forename: Ingrid U
authors.initials: IU
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000592:standards*; D015351:Vision Screening / Q000592:standards*