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PUBLICATION EXCLUSIVE: Visualization during surgery continues to evolve
Intraoperative OCT is showing promise as a useful adjunct, especially in vitrectomy and lamellar keratoplasty. However, indications are limited, as vitrectomy only represents about 2% of ophthalmic surgical procedures in the U.S., or about 250,000 procedures per year. Endothelial and lamellar anterior keratoplasty represent only 0.25% of procedures, or about 30,000 per year.In vitrectomy, early adopter surgeons are finding intraoperative OCT helpful when peeling epiretinal membranes and treating other vitreoretinal interface pathologies. Intraoperative OCT can help differentiate retinoschisis from retinal detachment. It is also potentially helpful in select surgical procedures (Read more...)