Main description:

This lavishly illustrated atlas demonstrates normal in-vivo anatomy of the cornea, limbus, and conjunctiva; quantifies various cellular structures using cell-density calculations; and establishes correlations between novel optical sections of various diseases of the ocular surface and clinical findings. It also describes early signs of different eye diseases and supports the reader in diagnostic and therapeutic management.

Contents:

Introduction. -. Principles of confocal in-vivo microscopy: Slit scanning techniques. - Laser-scanning imaging plus pachymetry. - Basics of image formation in confocal in-vivo microscopy. - Non-contact Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy. - Konfokale Fluoreszenzmikroskopie. . - General anatomical considerations. - Ex-vivo applications: Blood components. - Pthogens. - Ocular structures. - In-vivo confocal laser-scanning microscopy: Tearfilm (Normal anatomy, Pathological findings) Epithelium (Normal anatomy. - Pathological findings). - Corneal nerves (Normal anatomy, Subepithelial, Stromal, Pathological findings). - Bowman's Membrane (Normal anatomy, Pathological findings). - Stroma (Normal anatomy, Pathological findings) Descemet Membrane (Normal anatomy, Pathological findings, Endothelium and trabecular structures, Normal anatomy,Pathological findings). - Intraocular structures ( Lens, Iris) (Normal anatomy, Pathological findings, Limbal Region, Normal anatomy, Pathological findings). - Conjunctiva (Normal anatomy, Pathological findings) Lid (Normal anatomy, Pathological findings). - Promising Clinical Applications: Glaucoma surgery. - . - Alterations of the cornea on contact lens wearers Applications outside Ophthalmology: Skin. - Oral Mucosa and Tongue. - Gingiva and Teeth. - In-vivo Confocal Microscopy in animal experiments: Rabbits. - Rats. - Mice. - Monkeys. - Current and Future Developments: Three-dimensional confocal laser scanning microscopy. - Functional imaging. - Outlook