Journal
SEMINARS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 340-346Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2019.1632355
Keywords
Confocal; cornea; endothelium; Fuchs; specular
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- National Eye Institute [R01 EY020581]
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Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is characterized by the progressive degeneration of the corneal endothelium (CE). The purpose of this article is to review the diagnostic tools available to image and assess the CE in FECD. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy with specular reflection and retroillumination are important techniques to assess the CE. Objective diagnostic tests, such as retroillumination photographic analysis, specular microscopy, in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), and anterior segment optical coherence tomography, are valuable tools to evaluate the CE in FECD. Specular microscopy can be performed rapidly without touching the eye but requires a clear cornea with a smooth CE. In contrast, IVCM can image all layers of the cornea, even in advanced FECD. However, IVCM is contact-based and more technically challenging. It is important to select the appropriate objective diagnostic test to image and assess the CE in managing patients with FECD.
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