Abstract
A simple method of characterising epithelial and endothelial corneal cells using laser light is presented. A continuous wave helium-neon laser emitting at a wavelength of 632.8 nm and a continuous wave argon laser emitting at 488 and 514.5 nm were used. The cell images obtained were used to calculate the dimensions of the endothelial corneal cells, a typical value being 34-36 μm diameter, with overall measurement errors of ± 21%. An optical mechanism for obtaining images is proposed and comments are made about the possibility of using this method as a diagnostic tool in corneal disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 148-154 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Lasers in Medical Science |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Cell dimensions
- Corneal endothelium
- Corneal epithelium
- Laser imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Surgery
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Imaging corneal cells using low power laser beams. / Pascu, M. L.; Carstocea, B.; Popescu, G.; Gafencu, O.; Apostol, S.; Moise, N.; Roman, M.; Wachsmann-Hogiu, Sebastian.
In: Lasers in Medical Science, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1998, p. 148-154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Imaging corneal cells using low power laser beams
AU - Pascu, M. L.
AU - Carstocea, B.
AU - Popescu, G.
AU - Gafencu, O.
AU - Apostol, S.
AU - Moise, N.
AU - Roman, M.
AU - Wachsmann-Hogiu, Sebastian
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - A simple method of characterising epithelial and endothelial corneal cells using laser light is presented. A continuous wave helium-neon laser emitting at a wavelength of 632.8 nm and a continuous wave argon laser emitting at 488 and 514.5 nm were used. The cell images obtained were used to calculate the dimensions of the endothelial corneal cells, a typical value being 34-36 μm diameter, with overall measurement errors of ± 21%. An optical mechanism for obtaining images is proposed and comments are made about the possibility of using this method as a diagnostic tool in corneal disease.
AB - A simple method of characterising epithelial and endothelial corneal cells using laser light is presented. A continuous wave helium-neon laser emitting at a wavelength of 632.8 nm and a continuous wave argon laser emitting at 488 and 514.5 nm were used. The cell images obtained were used to calculate the dimensions of the endothelial corneal cells, a typical value being 34-36 μm diameter, with overall measurement errors of ± 21%. An optical mechanism for obtaining images is proposed and comments are made about the possibility of using this method as a diagnostic tool in corneal disease.
KW - Cell dimensions
KW - Corneal endothelium
KW - Corneal epithelium
KW - Laser imaging
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