OCT in the retinal nerve fiber layer in multiple sclerosis Application and research progress.doc

OCT in the retinal nerve fiber layer in multiple sclerosis Application and research progress [Abstract] axons and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis is considered (multiple sclerosis, MS) and the accompanying characteristics of permanent disability caused by the disease-related pathological process. The retina is the lack of myelin but contains ganglion cells and their axons associated with a unique central nervous system. Therefore, it is a neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, and even potentially the ideal visualization of optic nerve regeneration in the structure. particularly applies to specific disease processes of the retina central nervous system. optical coherence tomography (optical coherence tomography, OCT) as an optical diagnostic technology from the mid 20th century, 90 for ophthalmology, it can be rapid and reproducible manner to provide high retinal anatomy resolution of the reconstruction, then the OCT to the course of multiple sclerosis can create an ideal and accurate model. we OCT in the retinal nerve fiber layer in patients with MS Application and research progress to be reviewed. [Key Words] optical coherence tomography, multiple sclerosis, retinal nerve fiber layer, macular volume Abstract ?r Axonal and neuronal degeneration seem to be concomitant features of multiple sclerosis (MS) and are probably the pathological processes responsible for permanent disability in this disease. The retina is unique within the central nervous system (CNS) in that it contains axons and glia but no myelin, and it is, therefore, an ideal structure within which to visualize the processes of neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, and potentially even neurorestoration. In particular, the retina enables us to investigate a specific compartment of the CNS which is targeted by the disease process. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a kind of optical diagnosis technique has been used for clinical ophthalmology since the middle of 1990s. OCT can provide hig