Seminar Report

On

OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the
award of degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
In

Instrumentation and Control Engineering

Guide:

Submitted By:-

Mrs. Aekta Singh

Rohit Jain(07610403011)

Department of Instrumentation & Control Engineering

AMITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
GGS Indraprastha University, New Delhi
(2011-2015)

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the seminar report entitled OPTICAL COHERENCE
TOMOGRAPHY submitted byROHIT JAIN

07610403011

has been accomplished under my guidance.

This report is submitted for partial fulfillment of award of degree of Bachelor of
Technology in Instrumentation and Control Engineering at Amity School of Engineering
and Technology, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi.

Date: 5th November

Guide:Mrs. Aekta Singh

ICE Department
Amity School of Engineering & Technology
Bijwasan, New Delhi- 61

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude and deep regards to Dr. Rekha
Aggarwal (Director, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Delhi) for her
encouragement and inspiring me to do the best of my ability.
I would also like to thank our esteemed Ms. Pinki Nayak and Ms. Bindu E. (HOD,
Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, ASET, Delhi), for their
support and guidance they had given me time to time.
I take this opportunity to express my gratitude and deep regards to my guide Mrs. Aekta
Singh (Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication
Engineering, ASET, Delhi) for her exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant
encouragement throughout the course.

ROHIT JAIN
(07610403011)

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Table of Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................................1
Background2
Optical coherence tomography2
Macular diseases..4
Glaucoma.5
Potential impact of OCT on patients...6
Reference standard..7
Comparator..7
Methodological considerations8
Marketing status of the technology.10
Current reimbursement arrangement...10

Results of assessment.11
OCT in monitoring of treated or untreated patients with macular disease..11

Other considerations13
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Direct evidence19
Indirect evidence.20
OCT in monitoring of treated or untreated patients with glaucoma24
Other Consideration.25

Conclusions.26

References...27

List of Figures
Figure 1: Optical coherence tomography (OCT).2
Figure 2: Macular Diseases..4
Figure 3: Glaucoma..5
Figure 4: Patient impact of OCT on patients...7

Figure 5: Causal pathway and determinants of the clinical value of a test.8

Figure 6: OCT for monitoring of therapy...14

Figure 7: OCT for monitoring treated or untreated patients with glaucoma..16

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