Robotic Optical Coherence Tomography System Demonstrates Potential to Improve Patient Care Duke Continues to Lead the Way in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) BY LEA HART
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uke has a long history of pioneering Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) technology that has revolutionized patient care for adults and pediatric patients.
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Duke clinician scientist Anthony Kuo, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology and corneal specialist; and research scientist Ryan McNabb, PhD have developed a robotically aligning OCT system that captures a three-dimensional image of the entire eye, all while allowing the system operator to maintain a
safe physical distance from the patient. This robotically aligning OCT system builds off of a predecessor prototype system developed by Pratt School of Engineering collaborators Mark Draelos, MD, PhD, Pablo Ortiz, and Joseph Izatt, PhD. “This is the first, to our knowledge, robotically aligning OCT system designed for potential clinical use in both normal patients and those with pathologies. This system offers the ability to safely distance operator and patient while providing the
additional imaging benefits provided by active tracking and compensation,” said Kuo.
A Pioneer in OCT The work of Kuo and McNabb extend Duke’s position as a pioneer in OCT technology, which began with the work of Cynthia Toth, MD, Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, and Joseph Izatt, PhD, Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor of Engineering, both having dual appointments in
