title: Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Features and Classification Systems for Diabetic Macular Edema: A Review.
abstract: Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) is fast becoming the current standard of care for the detection and assessment of diabetic macular edema. With the application of SD-OCT for imaging of retinal microstructure and measurement of retinal thickness, new information regarding disease characteristics has been gathered, which was unrecognized previously. Retinal thickness measurements on SD-OCT have also been used for deciding the management and monitoring of the disease. Since its development, OCT has enhanced the understanding of retinal anatomical changes in diabetic retinopathy. Several authors have used SD-OCT to classify diabetic macular edema with the purpose of correlating the pathophysiology with disease severity. The classification systems have helped monitor the treatment efficacy and provide prognostic information on the treatment outcome. The following review article summarizes these classifications.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Ophthalmology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India; †Medical Retina Service, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; ‡Department of Ophthalmology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; and §Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Surabhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruia
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Chui Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gemmy Cheung
authors.forename: Jagjit S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gilhotra
authors.forename: Timothy Y Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*