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  • Title: Spectral domain optical coherence tomographic imaging of geographic atrophy.
    Author: Lujan BJ, Rosenfeld PJ, Gregori G, Wang F, Knighton RW, Feuer WJ, Puliafito CA.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging; 2009; 40(2):96-101. PubMed ID: 19320296.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To compare images of geographic atrophy (GA) obtained using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with images obtained using fundus autofluorescence (FAF). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Five eyes from patients with dry AMD were imaged using SD-OCT and FAF, and the size and shape of the GA were compared. RESULTS: GA appears bright on SD-OCT compared with the surrounding areas with an intact retinal pigment epithelium because of increased reflectivity from the underlying choroid. SD-OCT and FAF both identified GA reproducibly, and measurement of the area of GA is comparable between the two methods with a mean difference of 2.7% of the total area. CONCLUSION: SD-OCT can identify and quantitate areas of GA. The size and shape of these areas correlate well to the areas of GA seen on autofluorescence images; however, SD-OCT imaging also provides important cross-sectional anatomic information.
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