Lacquer Crack Visible Light OCT
Show notes
Dr. Edmund Tsui interviews a team of researchers from New York University Grossman School of Medicine: Galen Hu, MD, Vivek Srinivasan, PhD, and Nitish Mehta, MD. The team discusses their case study which applied ultra-high resolution visible light optical coherence tomography towards acute and chronic lacquer cracks in a patient with pathologic myopia. From their Ophthalmology Science article, "Insights on Acute and Chronic Lacquer Cracks as Imaged with Visible Light OCT."
Hu G, et al. Insights on Acute and Chronic Lacquer Cracks as Imaged with Visible Light OCT. Ophthalmology Science, 2026; Volume 6, Issue 4.
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