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29-09-2022 | Uveitis | Editorial (by Invitation)

In vivo confocal microscopy for eyes with Behçet’s disease: a missing piece of the puzzle

Authors: Yi-Hsun Huang, Jia-Horung Hung

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 12/2022

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The invention of the in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), a noninvasive imaging and diagnostic tool, enables morphological and quantitative analysis of ocular surface microstructure in a layer-by-layer fashion [1]. One of its versatile applications is that IVCM allows the detection of corneal nerves, including the sub-basal nerve plexus. The sub-basal nerve plexus runs parallel to the ocular surface, at the level above the Bowman’s layer, presents as hyper-reflective linear structures [1, 2]. Another important application is its ability to quantify the corneal endothelium, which has comparable results with specular microscopy [3]. IVCM has become an important diagnostic tool in the armamentarium of the corneal specialists. …

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Title: In vivo confocal microscopy for eyes with Behçet’s disease: a missing piece of the puzzle
Authors: Yi-Hsun Huang
Jia-Horung Hung
Publication date: 29-09-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Uveitis
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 12/2022
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-022-05848-7

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