Whilst clinical acumen is still a critical component of the ophthalmologists’ makeup, relevant ancillary investigations like OCT imaging are becoming increasingly indispensable. OCT imaging of the macula for example is becoming the norm for many cataract surgeons as well as being a mainstay of retinal specialists. Corneal and glaucoma surgeons are similarly finding that anterior segment OCT to view the angle structures and intracorneal architecture are very useful.

OCT imaging is a rapidly developing field and it is very timely that Professor Garg has put this book out now. The comprehensive coverage of almost every imaginable clinical situation that OCT can be applied to is most useful and he has recruited a stellar international cast of authors to do this.

This book will be an invaluable addition to all ophthalmic libraries.

Today, OCT technology allows the imaging and quantification of ocular tissue parameters, as well as abnormal lesions, and has found applications in corneal disorders, refractive and cataract surgeries, drainage angle imaging, retinal, choroidal, and macular diseases, and diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma. Increasingly, OCT is also finding applications in neuro-ophthalmological conditions, and even in oculoplastic surgery. With technological advancements, new data from well-designed clinical studies, and even better analysis software, the future possibilities and potential for OCT are practically limitless.

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was first reported of its use in ophthalmology by Puliafito and Fujimoto in 1991. Since its advent, it is one of the most useful devices in ophthalmic clinical practice. Over years, the clinical applications of OCT have improved dramatically in precision and specificity. As the resolution of OCT has been getting more and more refined and sophisticated specially with spatially encoded spectral domain OCT, intraoperative Fourier domain OCT, swept OCT, confocal or full-field OCT and TD-OCT, the identification, detection, localization and quantification of tissues has become more reliable and superior. OCT has now wider applications both in anterior and posterior segments diagnostics and intraoperative providing outcomes for the eye surgeons.

The present comprehensive book on OCT has been planned and prepared to cover all current and futuristic applications of OCT in ophthalmology. The 31 chapters of this book cover more anterior and posterior segments indication of OCT including cataract and refractive surgery, phakic lens, glaucoma, oculoplasty, corneal conditions, keratoplasty, neuro-ophthalmology and retinal disorders. International experts of the field and shared their experiences in form of chapters in this book nicely. The special attraction of the book is interactive video DVD showing intraoperative use of OCT with various clinical conditions not available elsewhere.

We are highly thankful to Shri Jitendar P Vij (Group Chairman), Mr Ankit Vij (Managing Director), Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing) and all staff members of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India, who took keen interest in the speedy completion of this project.