Quantitative corneal neural imaging using in vivo confocal microscopy in cases of congenital corneal anesthesia: A prospective analysis and clinical correlation

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...

In vivo corneal confocal microscopy in diabetes

Peripheral autoimmune neuropathy assessed using corneal in vivo confocal microscopy.

BACKGROUND Corneal nerves can be examined using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM). This new technique permits sequential observation of the corneal subbasal nerve plexus and detects early signs of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. OBJECTIVE To describe a patient with autoimmune peripheral neuropathy followed up using corneal IVCM. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Clinic of neurology, Geneva, Sw...

Clinical applications of corneal confocal microscopy

Corneal confocal microscopy is a novel clinical technique for the study of corneal cellular structure. It provides images which are comparable to in-vitro histochemical techniques delineating corneal epithelium, Bowman's layer, stroma, Descemet's membrane and the corneal endothelium. Because, corneal confocal microscopy is a non invasive technique for in vivo imaging of the living cornea it has...

Quantitative assessment of corneal wound healing following IntraLASIK using in vivo confocal microscopy.

PURPOSE To compare the response of the cornea to laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with flap creation using the IntraLase FS15, FS30, and FS60 femtosecond lasers. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 55 patients (55 eyes) who underwent LASIK with flap creation using IntraLase was performed. Twelve FS15 patients (12 eyes), 14 FS30 patients (14 eyes), and 29 FS60 patients (29 eyes) were exami...