title: The Choroid and Optical Coherence Tomography.
abstract: The choroid is the most vascular tissue in the eye and it plays an important role in the pathophysiology of various common chorioretinal diseases such as central serous retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and degenerative myopia. Quantitative assessment of the choroid has been quite challenging with traditional imaging modalities such as indocyanine green angiography and ultrasonography due to limited resolution and repeatability. With the advent of optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology, detailed visualization of the choroid in vivo is now possible. Measurements of choroidal thickness have also enabled new directions in research to study normal and pathological processes within the choroid. The aim of the present study is to review the current literature on choroidal imaging using OCT.
authors: Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Taha
authors: T
authors: Sezer
authors: Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Muhammet
authors: M
authors: Altınışık
authors: Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: İbrahim Arif
authors: İA
authors: Koytak
authors: Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet Hakan
authors: MH
authors: Özdemir
keywords: Choroid; age-related macular degeneration; central serous retinopathy; degenerative myopia; optical coherence tomography