Ameen Marashi

Atlas of structural Enface OCT for approaching macular diseases Ameen Marashi

Retinal diseases are one of the leading causes of visual impairment and are presented in our daily clinical practice. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an essential ancillary test when approaching and managing patients with macular disease. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive method to evaluate macular pathologies. OCT offers C-scans (frontal scans) called Enface by possessing a 3D cube and slice it into each retinal layer. This atlas will help ophthalmologists know essential things to expect when approaching patients with macular diseases using structural Enface OCT. The atlas discusses main pathological findings, including anatomical changes post-treatment. We are living in the era of advanced multi-modal retinal imaging, including structural Enface OCT, which aids not only in confirming and archiving macular diseases. Structural Enface OCT will reveal subtle pathological changes in clinical examination, post-treatment plans, and the ability to assess treatment efficacy when following up patients with macular disease. The advancement of social media made telemedicine accessible to all colleagues worldwide to share experience remotely; hence structural Enface OCT contributed to easy sharing of clinical cases aiding in accurately approaching macular diseases. This atlas contains more than 185 images covering normal structural Enface OCT scan findings and artifacts, vitreomacular interface abnormalities, macular hole, retinal vascular diseases, choroidal vasculopathy, etc. Bruch's membrane diseases, hereditary diseases cystoid macular and choroidal rupture. This atlas helps ophthalmologists interpret structural Enface OCT easily to approach and follow up patients with macular diseases efficiently. Please forgive me if there are any spelling, grammar, or syntax mistakes as English is not my native language, and there are other copies of this manuscript in Arabic. For further assistance and information please contact me ameenmarashi@hotmail.com