Optical coherence tomography in surgical management of macular diseases

: Optical coherence tomography is a new imagistic technique recently introduced in ophthalmology. It is useful for diagnosis of macular diseases and it is extremely important in the management of those surgical ones. The most suitable diseases for postoperative evaluation by optical coherence tomography are: macular holes, epi and subretinal membranes, macular edema of diverse etiology and severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy.