O. C. T.

OCT doesn't just stand for October!!! It also stands for Optical Coherence Tomography. Advanced Family Eye Care just purchased our very own OCT! We’re extremely excited about it! The OCT is a new, noninvasive, noncontact imaging technology which can image retinal structures through an undilated pupil. Cross-sectional images of the retina are produced in a similar fashion as B- scan ultrasonography, allowing the anatomic layers within the retina to be differentiated and retinal thickness to be measured. A variety of ocular pathologies can be described in the images, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. - Dr. Kim Hoyle