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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Clinical application of multicolor optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of retinal pathologies.

Hunain Ghoghari, Syed Fawad Rizvi, Kaunain Razzak, Hina Loya

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hunain GhoghariDr. Hunain Ghoghari, MBBS. Layton Rahamatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) Free Base Eye Hospital, Korangi 2 ½, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Fawad RizviProf. Syed Fawad Rizvi, MCPS (ophth) FCPS (ophth). Layton Rahamatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) Free Base Eye Hospital, Korangi 2 ½, Karachi, Pakistan.
Kaunain RazzakKaunain Razzak, Medical student (observer ship at LRBT) A-80, block 13-C, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan.
Hina LoyaDr. Hina Loya, MBBS Layton Rahamatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) Free Base Eye Hospital, Korangi 2 ½, Karachi, Pakistan.
Liaquat National Hospital · PKAllama Iqbal Medical College · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the clinical application of multicolor optical coherence tomography (OCT) using confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (cSLO) in different retinal pathologies.

methodsThis observational study was conducted at the Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT), Free Base Eye Hospital, Karachi, from April 2018 to June 2018. It includes 36 patients suffering from different retinal pathologies including diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, and vitreomacular interface disorders using multicolor optical coherence tomography as a screening tool.

resultsIt was found that automated eye tracking system of this new version tool enables ophthalmologists to take high-resolution cSLO reflectance images. The light scatter can be avoided with the use of confocal optics. Appearances of pigment changes and hemorrhages were some of the differences found when compared to the conventional CFP. About 20% in AMD, 37.5% with diabetes and 100% patients with vitreomacular interface disorders could have be easily missed by CFP.

conclusionsMulticolor OCT can provide information and figures far more authoritatively than the conventional CFP, which is highly affected by media opacities. To interpret Multicolor OCT ophthalmologists should be watchful with plenty of understanding.

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Conventional color fundus photographMulticolor OCTvitreomacular interface disorder

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