purpose: to report the confocal microscopic features of endothelial vacuolation in donated corneas and to confirm the observed changes by transmission electron microscopy. methods: confocal and transmission electron microscopy were performed on donated corneas with endothelial vacuole formation on slitlamp biomicroscopy. the ultrastructural findings were also compared with those of a normal-loo...

purpose: to investigate confocal scan features of corneal subbasal nerve plexus and epithelial dendritic cells in herpes simplex keratitis (hsk) as compared to acanthamoeba keratitis (ak). methods: confocal scan records of patients with clinical and confocal microscopic features compatible with hsk and ak as well as confocal scan records of normal participants were reviewed. the density and mor...

purpose: to characterize keratic precipitate (kp) morphology in different forms of uveitis. methods: one hundred and twenty nine eyes of 93 patients with different forms of uveitis underwent confocal scan and the morphology of kps were determined. differences in kp morphologies among different uveitic groups were evaluated.  results: age ranged from 14 to 67 years (mean: 32.5±11.2) and 58 cases...

purpose: to present 2 cases of acanthamoeba keratitis diagnosed by confocal scanning before positive results of smear and culture, and their successful treatment with combined medical therapy and corneal epithelial debridment. patients and findings: confocal scan was carried out in 2 contact lens wearers with a clinical diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis followed by corneal epithelial debridme...

purpose: to report the clinical, confocal scan, and histopathologic features of bilateral nocardia keratitis following photorefractive keratectomy (prk). case report: a 23-year-old girl underwent simultaneous bilateral prk for myopia. on the third postoperative day, dense central infiltrates mainly involving the anterior stroma were noticed in both eyes. clinical and confocal scan features were...

purpose: to determine the sensitivity and specificity of confocal scan in the diagnosis of fungal and acanthamoeba keratitis based on the results of corneal and/or contact lens case smear and culture. method: confocal scan and corneal and/or contact lens case smear and culture were performed in all patients with a clinical diagnosis of infectious keratitis who were referred to labbafinejad medi...

purpose: to report a case of anterior segment eye deposits in a patient on long-term chlorpromazine therapy. case report: a 34 years old man had been on chlorpromazine therapy for 5 years with a total dose of 1,100 gram. since one year ago, he presented with gradual onset of decreased visual acuity in both eyes. slit-lamp examination revealed multiple fine yellow-brown deposits on the corneal e...

confocal laser scanning microscopy (clsm) is a revolutionary advance in the field of light microscopy which, in recent years, has been used on interaction studies between host and pathogen. this study carried out on the flag leaves of the susceptible spring wheat cultivar (triticum aestivum l.) known as thatcher and its near isogenic line with the yr-18 adult-plant resistance gene to stripe rus...

purpose: to report confocal scan features of keratic precipitates (kps) in fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis (fhic). methods: in this descriptive study, corneal confocal scan was performed to characterize kps in patients with fhic referred to labbafinejad medical center from november 2005 to march 2007. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for herpes simplex virus, herpes zoster virus, toxoplasma g...

purpose: to report the confocal scan features in a case with clinical diagnosis of meesmann corneal dystrophy (mcd). case report: a 17-year-old female with recurrent episodes of corneal erosion and a clinical diagnosis of mcd underwent in vivo confocal scanning of both corneas. the confocal scan features included hyporeflective round-shaped areas measuring 6.8 to 41.4 mm within the superficial ...