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What is Optical Coherence Tomography OCT?

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical signal acquisition and processing method allowing extremely high-quality, micrometre-resolution, three-dimensional images from within optical scattering media (e.g., biological tissue) to be obtained.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Vision	3	2
Other	1	0

See all 3 patients currently having Optical Coherence Tomography OCT

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0
Moderate	0
Mild	0
None	2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Optical Coherence Tomography OCT

vision loss (right eye); spots	1	1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Optical Coherence Tomography OCT

Always	2	100%
Usually	0	0%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Optical Coherence Tomography OCT

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	0	0%
A little	0	0%
Not at all	2	100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Optical Coherence Tomography OCT

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	1	100%

Report created on February 03, 2012.