In Vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy: Pre- and Post-operative Evaluation in a Case of Corneal Neurotization

In vivo corneal confocal microscopy in diabetes

Corneal In Vivo Confocal Microscopy: Clinical Applications.

In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) has become a widely accepted imaging technique to study the human living cornea. It provides a unique opportunity to visualize the corneal tissue at the cellular level without damage and longitudinally observe its pathologic and normative changes. With rapidly evolving technology, there has been an abundance of interest in maximizing its potential to better un...

Rapid image evaluation system for corneal in vivo confocal microscopy.

PURPOSE To develop rapid image processing techniques for the objective analysis of corneal in vivo confocal micrographs. METHODS Perpendicular central corneal volume scans from healthy volunteers were obtained via laser in vivo confocal microscopy. The layer in each volume scan that contained the nerve plexus was detected by applying software operators to analyze image features on the basis o...

Corneal Confocal Microscopy

OBJECTIVE The accurate quantification of human diabetic neuropathy is important to define at-risk patients, anticipate deterioration, and assess new therapies. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 101 diabetic patients and 17 age-matched control subjects underwent neurological evaluation, neurophysiology tests, quantitative sensory testing, and evaluation of corneal sensation and corneal ne...

In Vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy and Endothelial Surgery

Lamellar endothelial surgery has gained increasing popularity in the last decade. This surgery is generally considered less invasive and allows faster recovery. However, differently from standard perforating keratoplasty, donor and recipient tissues are placed one over the other, and an interface is created between these two. The purpose of this review is to summarise findings of interface as o...