In vivo confocal microscopy of pre-endothelial deposits.
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In vivo confocal microscopy of pre-endothelial deposits. / Linke, Stephan; Bartsch, Udo; Richard, Gisbert; Klemm, Maren.
in: GRAEF ARCH CLIN EXP, Jahrgang 245, Nr. 2, 2, 2007, S. 309-312.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - In vivo confocal microscopy of pre-endothelial deposits.
AU - Linke, Stephan
AU - Bartsch, Udo
AU - Richard, Gisbert
AU - Klemm, Maren
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - BACKGROUND: Deposits in various layers of the cornea might result from long-term medical therapy, photorefractive surgery, and longterm use of contact lenses or corneal dystrophies. METHODS: A 46-year-old woman was referred to our department with the suspected diagnosis of posterior polymorphous dystrophy. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed bilateral small-sized deposits in the posterior part of the cornea. In vivo confocal microscopy was performed to evaluate these deposits in detail. RESULTS: In vivo confocal microscopy of the cornea identified hyperreflec-tive "dot-like" structures in the deep stromal layer and anterior to the endothelial cell layer. The morphology and number of keratocytes of the posterior stroma and of endothelial cells appeared normal. CONCLUSIONS: In vivo confocal microscopy is a very useful tool to analyze and visualize pre-endothelial deposits. Because there is no family history of corneal disease, the exact origin of the pre-endothelial deposits in our case remains unclear.
AB - BACKGROUND: Deposits in various layers of the cornea might result from long-term medical therapy, photorefractive surgery, and longterm use of contact lenses or corneal dystrophies. METHODS: A 46-year-old woman was referred to our department with the suspected diagnosis of posterior polymorphous dystrophy. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed bilateral small-sized deposits in the posterior part of the cornea. In vivo confocal microscopy was performed to evaluate these deposits in detail. RESULTS: In vivo confocal microscopy of the cornea identified hyperreflec-tive "dot-like" structures in the deep stromal layer and anterior to the endothelial cell layer. The morphology and number of keratocytes of the posterior stroma and of endothelial cells appeared normal. CONCLUSIONS: In vivo confocal microscopy is a very useful tool to analyze and visualize pre-endothelial deposits. Because there is no family history of corneal disease, the exact origin of the pre-endothelial deposits in our case remains unclear.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 245
SP - 309
EP - 312
JO - GRAEF ARCH CLIN EXP
JF - GRAEF ARCH CLIN EXP
SN - 0721-832X
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -
