Improved 3D Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution live imaging technique that can be used for early detection of retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetes-related conditions, glaucoma, or vascular occlusions. In order to obtain cellular resolution of the retina, and even better results, it has so far been necessary to use expensive adaptive lenses to correct the image aberrations that occur. Using a new technique called Line Field OCT (LF-OCT), researchers have simplified how to look into the cellular processes in the eye to allow even more accurate diagnosis.