ABSTRACT

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is widely applied in diagnosis and management of retina diseases particularly macular diseases in adult retina practices. However, it has been under-utilized in pediatric retinal diseases especially in neonates and infants. Utilization of OCT in primary macular diseases in this age group is also uncommon and is less reported. Challenges involved in image acquisition and limitations with available devices technique can explain the limited research and accurate data availability in the literature in this field. Purpose of this review article is to summarize the use of OCT and its importance in various infantile retinal pathologies such as vascular diseases, tumors, retinal dystrophies, and optic nerve pathologies with primary focus on neonates and infants, along with infant choroid. In addition, we also discuss about future directions including OCT angiography for infants.

摘要

光学相干断层扫描 (OCT) 广泛应用于视网膜疾病的诊断和管理，特别是成人视网膜实践中的黄斑疾病。然而，它在儿科视网膜疾病中的应用不足，尤其是在新生儿和婴儿中。在这个年龄组的原发性黄斑疾病中使用 OCT 也并不常见，并且报道较少。图像采集所涉及的挑战和可用设备技术的限制可以解释该领域文献中有限的研究和准确的数据可用性。这篇综述文章的目的是总结 OCT 的使用及其在各种婴儿视网膜病变中的重要性，例如血管疾病、肿瘤、视网膜营养不良和视神经病变，主要关注新生儿和婴儿以及婴儿脉络膜。此外，