title: Intraocular microendoscopy: experiments in pig eyes.
abstract: A new microendoscope is introduced for intraocular use. The probe diameter measures 0.96 mm. The resolving power is 360,000 pixels. Initial experiments on porcine eyes show the image quality to be excellent. This new endoscope may be helpful in lacrimal duct surgery, in cases of hazy corneas with intraocular pathology, for removal of intraocular foreign bodies, and in the diagnosis of tumors of the ciliary body or orbit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Duncker
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bredehorn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rochels
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000295:instrumentation; D013552:Swine; D014743:Videotape Recording