title: Microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography: A new surgical tool in vitreoretinal surgery.
abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has revolutionized imaging of ocular structures and various disease conditions. Though it has been used in the clinic for some decades, the OCT has only recently found its way into the operating theater. Early attempts at intraoperative OCT, hand-held and microscope mounted, have already improved our understanding of the surgical pathology and the role it might play in surgical decision-making. The microscope-integrated OCT now allows seamless, high-resolution, real-time imaging of surgical maneuvers from the incision to wound closure. Visualization of instruments and intraoperative tissue manipulation are possible with this in vivo modality and, therefore, help improve the outcome of surgery. In this article, we describe the advantages it offers during various vitreoretinal procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vitreo-Retina and Pediatric Retina, Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Chaitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jayadev
authors.forename: Supriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dabir
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vinekar
authors.forename: Urmil
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vaid
authors.forename: Naresh Kumar
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*; D057586:Vitreoretinal Surgery; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery