Atlas of Confocal Laser Scanning In-vivo Microscopy in Ophthalmology Principles and Applications in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ophthalmology /

• Main Authors: Guthoff, Rudolf F. (Author), Baudouin, Christophe (Author), Stave, Joachim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Medicine.; Dermatology.; Ophthalmology.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

Confocal microscopy with laser scanning technology yields in-vivo images of ocular and ocular adnexal surfaces that are so brilliant that they rival histology in terms of quality.This unique atlas and textbook demonstrates normal in-vivo anatomy of the cornea, limbus and conjunctiva, quantifies vari...

Table of Contents:

• Principles of Confocal In Vivo Microscopy
• General Anatomical Considerations
• Ex Vivo Applications
• Confocal Laser Scanning In Vivo Microscopy
• Promising Applications
• Nonophthalmological Applications
• Confocal In Vivo Microscopy in Animal Experiments
• Current and Future Developments.