OCT in Clinical Practice: An International Survey from a Consortium of MS Providers

Eyes of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) demonstrate thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell/ inner plexiform layer (GCL+IPL) that is evident by optical coherence tomography (OCT) even in the absence of acute optic neuritis (ON). OCT is also useful for the differential diagnosis of visual loss in MS, and is emerging as a potential tool to identify optic nerve involvement that could support an MS diagnosis or disease progression. We examined results of a survey of MS providers that was international in scope to determine current self-reported clinical uses of OCT for patients with MS.