Review Article

Optical Coherence Tomography: Basic Concepts and Applications in Neuroscience Research

Table 4

Current status of studying central nervous system (CNS) diseases with OCT.

Central nervous system (CNS) diseases studied with OCTStudy type (target)ApplicationsReferences

Multiple sclerosis (MS)Clinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development, measuring outcome of drug trials[64, 65]

Optic neuritis (ON)Clinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development, measuring outcome of drug trials[17, 66, 67]

Parkinson’s disease (PD)Clinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development, measuring disease severity[26, 68]
Nonclinical (rodent brain)Guiding deep brain stimulation therapy[69]

Alzheimer’s disease (AD)Clinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development[26, 70]

SchizophreniaClinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development[25, 71]

Optic nerve edemaClinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development[25]

Optic neuropathies (hereditary/toxic/nutritional)Clinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development[25]

GlaucomaClinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development, measuring outcome of drug trials[25, 72]

AmblyopiaClinical (human retina)Studying retinal involvement[25]

NeurosarcoidosisClinical (human retina)Studying retinal involvement[25]

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndromeClinical (human retina)Studying retinal involvement[25]

Friedreich’s ataxiaClinical (human retina)Studying retinal involvement[25]

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)Clinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development[73]

Gaucher diseaseClinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development[74]

Bipolar disorderClinical (human retina, ganglion cell layer)Diagnostic biomarker development[75]

SialidosisClinical (human retina)Studying retinal involvement[76]

Stroke (hemorrhagic/ischemic)Nonclinical (rodent brain)Studying stroke recovery[3, 7779]

EpilepsyClinical (human retina)Studying drug resistance, studying retinal involvement[80, 81]
Nonclinical (rodent brain)Epilepsy mapping[82]

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)Nonclinical (rodent brain)Studying TBI recovery[3, 83, 84]

Brain tumorClinical (human brain, ex vivo human brain tissue)Intraoperative neurosurgery guidance, diagnostic assessment[5, 18, 85]
Nonclinical (rodent brain)Intraoperative neurosurgery guidance[18, 22, 86]

Usher syndromeClinical (human retina)Studying retinal involvement[87]

Huntington’s diseaseClinical (human retina)Studying retinal involvement[88]

Wilson’s diseaseClinical (human retina)Studying retinal involvement[89]

MigraineClinical (human retina)Diagnostic biomarker development[25]