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Innovative, non‐contact wide field imaging of corneal endothelium
Author(s) -
ABERRA GUEBROU S,
HE Z,
GUILHEM M,
PINOLI JC,
GAIN P,
THURET G
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2014.s070.x
Subject(s) - corneal endothelium , microscope , field (mathematics) , ophthalmology , contact lens , optometry , computer science , cornea , medicine , biomedical engineering , materials science , optics , physics , pathology , mathematics , pure mathematics
Abstract Purpose Wide field imaging of corneal endothelial cells remains challenging since the development of non‐contact specular microscopes that all have a narrow field of observation (approx 0.15 sqmm). Nevertheless a “back to the future” with wide field imaging will definitely help clinicians to better assess the endothelial reserve of their patients and eye bankers to better the quality of the stored corneas. Aim: to present an innovative non‐contact optical device able to provide wide field endothelial images. Methods We developed a new imaging prototype based on an hybrid numerical‐optical process. Results Images with a field of about 1mm2 were obtained on stored human corneas. Conclusion Further developments are ongoing to assess the application domain of this new microscope, especially on patients. Grant: ANR2012 CORIMMO3D