summary: This is a review of optical coherence tomography (OCT), a recently developed method of assessing axonal loss which is related to disability in MS. It involves measuring the retinal axonal layer by shining a light into the eye.

authors: Frohman E, Costello F, Zivadinov R, Stuve O, Conger A, Winslow H, Trip A, Frohman T, Balcer L.

source: Lancet Neurol. 2006 Oct;5(10):853-63.

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