Top Situations Where an Optometrist May Order an OCT Scan
An optometrist does not order an OCT scan casually. It is not the kind of test you request just because a patient has been in the chair a few minutes longer than expected. OCT, or optical coherence tomography, is ordered when the exam raises a question that cannot be answered clearly enough by looking alone. It gives a cross-sectional view of the retina, optic nerve, and other internal eye structures, often revealing detail that a routine exam can miss. That extra detail
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