Cornea and Anterior Segment Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Service, RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar;69(3):517-524. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_574_20.
Specular microscopy is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that allows for in vivo evaluation of corneal endothelium in health and various diseased states. Endothelial imaging helps in the diagnosis and management of several endothelial disorders. The review focuses on the principles of specular microscopy, limitations of endothelial imaging, and its interpretation in common conditions seen in the clinical practice. A thorough PubMed search was done using the keywords specular microscopy, corneal endothelium, and endothelial imaging.
共聚焦显微镜是一种非侵入性的诊断工具,可用于在体内评估健康和各种病变状态下的角膜内皮。内皮成像有助于诊断和治疗几种内皮疾病。本文综述了共焦显微镜的原理、内皮成像的局限性及其在临床常见疾病中的解读。使用关键词共焦显微镜、角膜内皮和内皮成像,对 PubMed 进行了全面检索。