Table 1 Proportion of birefringence-derived artifacts in OCT B-scan images of the sclera.
| Ā | Polarization-dependent OCT | Commercial OCT |
|---|---|---|
Proportion of artifacts per eye (total 76 eyes) | ||
Scleral vessel artifact | 46 eyes (60.5%) | 17 eyes (22.4%) |
Low-intensity band artifact | 22 eyes (28.9%) | 0 eyes (0.0%) |
Proportion of artifacts per B-scan image (total 380 B-scan images) | ||
Scleral vessel artifact | 166 images (43.7%) | 63 images (16.6%) |
Low-intensity band artifact | 63 images (16.6%) | 0 images (0.0%) |