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THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF CLINICAL SPECULAR MICROSCOPY
Author(s) -
FRACO LAWRENCE W. HIRST,
MS RAY STERNER,
BS A. J. PATEL,
MS GREGORY DUNKELBERGER
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1983.tb01043.x
Subject(s) - specular reflection , microscopy , instrumentation (computer programming) , specular highlight , optics , computer science , physics , operating system
Since the introduction of specular microscopy into the field of clinical ophthalmology in 7975, 1 many technological and methodological advances have been made. These have for the most part eliminated the previously discussed objections to the use of specular microscopy as a clinical tool. 2 With the advent of new instrumentation, a number ol specular microscopes are now available. The advantages and disadvantages of these clinical specular microscopes, current clinical practice with small‐field and wide‐field specular microscopy, and description of problems and possible future developments of specular microscopy are discussed.