RESEARCH ARTICLE
Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Glaucoma Diagnosis
Carolina P.B Gracitelli 1, 2, Ricardo Y Abe 1, 3, Felipe A Medeiros*, 1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
First Page: 68
Last Page: 77
Publisher ID: TOOPHTJ-9-68
DOI: 10.2174/1874364101509010068
Article History:
Received Date: 28/3/2015Revision Received Date: 30/3/2015
Acceptance Date: 30/3/2015
Electronic publication date: 15/5/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
Identification of structural damage to the optic nerve and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) is an essential component of diagnosis and management of glaucoma. The introduction of spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) has allowed objective quantification of damage to these structures with unprecedented resolution. In addition, recent attention has been directed towards imaging the macular area for quantifying loss of neural tissue caused by the disease. Many studies have evaluated and compared the diagnostic accuracies of a variety of parameters that can be obtained from imaging these areas of the ocular fundus. In this article, we critically review the existing literature evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of SD-OCT in glaucoma and we discuss issues related to how SD-OCT results should be incorporated into clinical practice.