Clinical use of the wide field specular microscope.
The Pocklington (Keeler-Konan) wide field specular microscope has been in use for 18 months at the Corneal Diseases Unit, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne. In this study, the microscope has been applied clinically to assess the state of the corneal endothelium and to evaluate comparative endothelial cell density and morphology in certain anterior segment microsurgical procedures. The clinical conditions studied are primary posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation, secondary intraocular lens implantation, intraocular lens exchange, and penetrating keratoplasty.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002452:Cell Count; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004727:Endothelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology