Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) generates serial depth images with either 8mm mosaic or 0.6mm field views the Vivascope 1500 3000, respectively. Using 830nm light produces greyscale cellular level of features that refract at narrow portion spectrum. Margin mapping for lentigo maligna and melanoma RCM can be challenging, especially without clear lesion boundaries visible markings within im...

PURPOSE To investigate the cytologic findings of superior bulbar conjunctiva in superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) using laser scanning confocal microscopy and impression cytology in a prospective controlled study. METHODS Twenty-one eyes of 11 SLK patients (9 women, 2 men; mean age, 49.3 +/- 17.9 years) and 18 eyes of 9 control subjects (6 women, 3 men; mean age, 46.4 +/- 8.7 years) ...

PURPOSE To compare the relative diagnostic value of confocal microscopy and superficial corneal cultures in the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis by using clinical and microbiologic definitions of disease. METHODS Results of confocal microscopy, superficial corneal smear, and superficial corneal culture were analyzed for validity against 2 different microbiologic and a clinical composite st...

We demonstrate quantitative phase mapping in confocal optical microscopy by applying synthetic optical holography (SOH), a recently introduced method for technically simple and fast phase imaging in scanning optical microscopy. SOH is implemented in a confocal microscope by simply adding a linearly moving reference mirror to the microscope setup, which generates a synthetic reference wave analo...