SV-OCT has applications in the field of ophthalmology as several diseases affect blood flow in the eye. For example diabetic retinopathy (DR) can alter the structure of retinal capillaries and cause neovascularization, glaucoma is associated with lower retinal blood flow, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with choroidal neovascularization which can lead to loss of vision. SV-OCT has been used to image the microvasculature of the eye and study the pathophysiology of these diseases. Aside from applications in ophthalmology, SV-OCT has been used to study blood flow in embryos, cardiac tissue, and spinal tissue
Speckle variance optical coherence tomography
Doppler optical coherence tomography
Optical coherence tomography angiography
Multiple scattering low coherence interferometry
OCT Biomicroscopy
Optical coherence tomography
Retinal birefringence scanning
Multispectral optoacoustic tomography