title: Determination of the nature of corneal crystals by specular microscopy.
abstract: The use of the specular microscope as a noninvasive in vivo method of identifying cholesterol crystals in two cases of crystalline corneal deposits is described. This illustrates the advantage of using the specular microscope under living conditions with a much higher magnification than is obtained with the slit lamp. Attention is drawn to the wider applications of this method.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Gillies
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003460:Crystallization; D003461:Crystallography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010781:Photography
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol