*New OCT and OCTA Insights in Inherited Retinal Dystrophies DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109953*

techniques. Moreover, we provided a brief updated description of current imaging findings in pattern dystrophies. The advances in knowledge regarding the above-described as well as all the other IRD are mandatory to reach the high level of information required to develop useful treatments. In addition, the proper use of imaging techniques is fundamental to optimize the selection of patients for potential clinical trials, allowing the categorization of clinically different diseases' subgroups, and for the monitoring of treatments' effect on the course of the disease. Moreover, the even larger employment of artificial intelligence-based diagnostic approaches will undoubtedly benefit from the improvements of quantitative multimodal retinal imaging approaches, which are able to provide a very high amount of detailed, objective, and easily reproducible data. However, especially looking at very rare IRD types, further studies are warranted to collect more cases and to provide more data regarding the imaging characteristics of these diseases. The future of IRD management is promising, and noninvasive retinal imaging technologies will further contribute to improve the ophthalmologic diagnostic workup and, consequently, the quality of life of IRD patients.
