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SUBMITTER: Sindt CW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3272843 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sindt Christine W CW Critser D Brice DB Grout Trudy K TK Kern Jami R JR
Journal of ophthalmology 20120126
This study was designed to identify whether topical fluorescein, a common ophthalmic tool, affects laser in vivo confocal microscopy of the cornea, a tool with growing applications. Twenty-five eye care specialists were asked to identify presence or absence of fluorescein in 99 confocal micrographs of healthy corneas. Responses were statistically similar to guessing for the epithelium (48% ± 14% of respondents correct per image) and the subbasal nerve plexus (49% ± 11% correct), but results were ...[more]