**3. Conclusion**

The introduction of SS-OCT and SS-OCTA technology greatly propelled the management course of uveitis by unveiling previously unexplored areas of retinal and choroidal pathological morphology in uveitides, and by introducing new

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provided the original work is properly cited.

Magdy Moussa1,2\* and Mahmoud Leila3

Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

2 MEDIC Eye Center, Tanta, Egypt

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3 Ophthalmology, Retina Department, Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Giza,

1 Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine,

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pediatric patients, pregnant females, and patients with severely compromised renal function. However, this nascent technology should be considered an important complimentary tool to conventional angiographic tests without substituting them. Conventional FFA and ICG still maintain the lead role in diagnosis of uveitides by providing yet unmatched information on *leakage* which is by far the most important biomarker in monitoring the state of inner blood-retina-barrier in inflammatory

inflammatory biomarkers that helped monitoring the disease response to various therapeutic agents. The non-invasive nature of the new technology added to its versatility in particular clinical situations in which conventional angiography could be impractical or hazardous especially in lengthy follow-up protocols,

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entities as uveitides.

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inflammatory biomarkers that helped monitoring the disease response to various therapeutic agents. The non-invasive nature of the new technology added to its versatility in particular clinical situations in which conventional angiography could be impractical or hazardous especially in lengthy follow-up protocols, pediatric patients, pregnant females, and patients with severely compromised renal function. However, this nascent technology should be considered an important complimentary tool to conventional angiographic tests without substituting them. Conventional FFA and ICG still maintain the lead role in diagnosis of uveitides by providing yet unmatched information on *leakage* which is by far the most important biomarker in monitoring the state of inner blood-retina-barrier in inflammatory entities as uveitides.
