Challenges Associated With Ellipsoid Zone Intensity Measurements Using Optical Coherence Tomography

• DOI: 10.1167/tvst.10.12.27
• Publication Date: 2021-10-20T23:34:46Z
• Authors: Karen E. Lee; Heather Heitkotter; Joseph Carroll
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Perspective; Visual Acuity; Photoreceptor Cells; Tomography, Optical Coherence

Qualitative evaluation of the ellipsoid zone band on optical coherence tomography is a valuable clinical tool for assessing photoreceptor structure, though more quantitative metrics are emerging. Awareness of the challenges involved in interpreting quantitative metrics is important for their clinical translation.