Imaging of the anterior segment of the eye by spectral optical coherence tomography

Spectral optical coherence tomography (SOCT) is a new imaging modality competitive to the well-known temporal optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems. This technique is based on direct measurements of the spectral fringe pattern, obtained by interference of the light scattered back from a tissue and the light reflected from a reference mirror. We present first tomographic images of the cornea, anterior angle and iris obtained by SOCT. The advantages as well as the artifacts of the method are discussed