Binocular OCT hopes to reinvent eye examinations

A Moorfields doctor has aimed to reinvent the way eye examinations are currently performed in eye hospitals through the creation of a new ocular imaging device, binocular optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Developed by Dr Pearse Keane, the binocular OCT produces non-invasive high-resolution images of the eye in a fraction of a second and in greater detail than CT or MRI scanning.

For his work on the device, Dr Keane won a prestigious National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Clinician Scientist award to fund the research. The NIHR award, which is just under £1m pounds will fund this fund further for the next five years.