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Abstract
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging technique that provides high resolution, cross-sectional images of the retina, the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and the optic nerve head. With axial resolution in the 5–7 μm range, it provides close to an in-vivo ‘optical biopsy’ of the retina.
Pediatric ophthalmology is a challenging niche of the ophthalmic clinical practice and pathologies, such as cataract, glaucoma or corneal diseases, are far to have the same pathophysiology and management than in adults. The major advantages of the newer, spectral domain devices are their non-contact nature, high acquisition speeds, the range of quantitative and qualitative information they provide, the ability to obtain a 3D in vivo examination of human eyes, and their safety, even in a pediatric population. With the introduction of new generation, high-speed OCT, pediatrics ophthalmology is likely to become an interesting new field for OCT application. The shape and the dimension of the cataract, the IOL position, the posterior capsular bag and the incision healing are potential new targets for OCT. On the basis of our results, it seems that, in children with aniridia and congenital cataracts, OCT can provide clinically relevant information.
Currently, interest in the use of OCT in pediatric patients is mainly focused on retinal disease, with recently published papers reporting the macular changes in patients with ocular albinism and the OCT macular appearance of preterm children with and without retinopathy of prematurity.