Background: Swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT, Topcon Medical System, Japan) is known to have longer wavelength than spectral domain OCT (SD-OCT, Spectralis, Heidelberg Engineering, Germany), allowing a deeper penetration into retina and choroidal layers. This objective of this study was to compare the visibility of retinal and choroidal features in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) using SS-OCT and SD-OCT.
Design: This study employs prospective comparative observational case series in Singapore National Eye Center.
Participants: There were 20 eyes (20 patients) with PCV confirmed with indocyanine green angiogram.
Methods: Six pre-specified OCT parameters (presence of polyps, sharp pigment epithelial detachment [PED] peak, notched PED and visibility of full maximum height of PED, inner segment/outer segment [IS/OS] line and choroid-scleral interface [CSI]) were graded using SS-OCT and SD-OCT.
Main outcome measures: The Kappa statistics between the two imaging modalities were calculated.
Results: Both SS-OCT and SD-OCT were able to detect polypoidal lesions in the majority of eyes (90% and 85%, respectively). However, SS-OCT had better detection for CSI and IS/OS lines (CSI: 80% vs 45%, P = 0.05; IS/OS line: 65% vs 45%, P = 0.34). For sharp PED peak, notched PED, ability to visualize the full PED height and retinal pigment epithelial line, both OCT machines were able to detect in ≥80% of the eyes.
Conclusion: In conclusion, SS-OCT and SD-OCT appeared to be similarly effective at detecting most features associated with PCV. However, SS-OCT is more superior in detecting the CSI.
Ting DS, Cheung GC, Lim LS, Yeo IY. Comparison of swept source optical coherence tomography and spectral domain optical coherence tomography in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015;43(9):815-9.
Ting DS, Cheung GC, Lim LS, Yeo IY. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2015
