Department of Ophthalmology, New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Retina. 2012 May;32(5):865-76. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318251a3a8.
A structurally and functionally normal choroidal vasculature is essential for retinal function. Therefore, a precise clinical understanding of choroidal morphology should be important for understanding many retinal and choroidal diseases.
PUBMED (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed) was used for most of the literature search for this article. The criterion for inclusion of an article in the references for this review was that it included materials about both the clinical and the basic properties of choroidal imaging using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.
Recent reports show successful examination and accurate measurement of choroidal thickness in normal and pathologic states using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography systems. This review focuses on the principles of the new technology that make choroidal imaging using optical coherence tomography possible and on the changes that subsequently have been documented to occur in the choroid in various diseases. Additionally, it outlines future directions in choroidal imaging.
Optical coherence tomography is now proven to be an effective noninvasive tool to evaluate the choroid and to detect choroidal changes in pathologic states. Additionally, choroidal evaluation using optical coherence tomography can be used as a parameter for diagnosis and follow-up.
脉络膜的结构和功能正常是视网膜功能所必需的。因此，准确的临床脉络膜形态学认识对于理解许多视网膜和脉络膜疾病非常重要。
本文的大部分文献检索都使用了 PUBMED（http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed）。本文参考文献中包含的文章标准是，其包括使用频域光学相干断层扫描对脉络膜成像的临床和基础特性的材料。
最近的报告显示，使用频域光学相干断层扫描系统成功地检查和准确测量了正常和病理状态下的脉络膜厚度。本综述重点介绍了使光学相干断层扫描进行脉络膜成像成为可能的新技术原理，以及随后在各种疾病中记录到的脉络膜变化。此外，它还概述了脉络膜成像的未来方向。
光学相干断层扫描现在已被证明是一种有效的非侵入性工具，可用于评估脉络膜并检测病理状态下的脉络膜变化。此外，使用光学相干断层扫描进行脉络膜评估可作为诊断和随访的参数。
