Background

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging test that provides easily obtainable and highly reproducible cross-sectional images of the retina. Improved modalities of the OCT that are capable of providing high quality images of not only the retina, but also the deeper structures and vasculature have been developed, including swept-source OCTs and OCT angiography.

Materials and methods

Review.

Results

The use of OCT in the monitoring of retinitis pigmentosa has been well described and numerous signs of disease progression have been studied. Notably among them are the detection of changes to retinal thickness, the ellipsoid zone, the vasculature on OCT angiography, and cystoid macular edema.

Conclusion

In this review, we discuss the multiple applications of OCT as a tool in the monitoring of retinitis pigmentosa and its potential use as an outcome measurement in current and future therapeutic endeavors.

中文翻译：

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光学相干断层扫描评估视网膜色素变性。

背景

光学相干断层扫描 (OCT) 是一种非侵入性成像测试，可提供易于获得且高度可重复的视网膜横截面图像。改进的 OCT 模式不仅能够提供视网膜的高质量图像，还能够提供更深的结构和脉管系统的图像，包括扫描源 OCT 和 OCT 血管造影。

材料和方法

审查。

结果

已经很好地描述了使用 OCT 监测色素性视网膜炎，并研究了许多疾病进展的迹象。其中值得注意的是检测到视网膜厚度、椭圆体区、OCT 血管造影中的脉管系统和黄斑囊样水肿的变化。

结论

在这篇综述中，我们讨论了 OCT 作为监测色素性视网膜炎的工具的多种应用及其在当前和未来治疗工作中作为结果测量的潜在用途。