OCT is a dynamic test

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Chief Optometric Editor Ben Casella, OD, FAAO, illustrates how optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a dynamic test. A Friday afternoon patient exhibited a macular smudge, and Dr. Casella performed OCT to investigate further.

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