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OCT Imaging and the Hidden Signs of Macular Disease

Macular disease has a frustrating habit of hiding in plain sight. A patient may read the smallest line on the chart reasonably well, describe only mild blur, and still have structural damage at the center of the retina that deserves attention. That mismatch between what a person feels and what the eye is doing is where OCT has changed the conversation. It lets us look beneath the surface of the retina and study the layers that support central vision, often before symptoms b