Acceptability of OCT angiography: A multicentre OCT Angiography NEtwork (OCTANE) study

Purpose: Spectral Domain OCT angiography (OCT-A) provides high resolution imaging of the chorio-retinal vasculature and may be used as a non-invasive alternative to diagnostic retinal dye angiography. The OCTANE study is first study to define feasibility of using OCT-A within a busy, real-world clinical setting. The purpose was to define acceptability of OCTA by patients and technicians in routine clinical practice. Methods: Following ethical approval, patients attending for the care of a retinal condition at one of seven UK hospitals were randomly recruited. 284 patients underwent standardised imaging including OCT-A with Spectralis (Heidelberg Engineering, Germany). Patient and technician feedback was collected on a standardised questionnaire, designed for this study. Analysis was divided into “patient” and “technician” acceptability. 51 patients were excluded due to incomplete data, and a further 5 were …