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Corneal Confocal Microscopy: A Novel Non-invasive Technique to Quantify Small Fibre Pathology in Peripheral Neuropathies
Published on: January 4, 2011
[Tyndallometry of the anterior chamber with the Kowa FC-100 Laser FLare-Cell Meter]
F Bigar1, C P Herbort, N Pittet
1Policlinique de l'Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Lausanne.
Klinische Monatsblatter Fur Augenheilkunde
|May 1, 1991
Abstract:
The laser flare-cell meter measures the scattered light intensity of a He-Ne laser in the aqueous of the anterior chamber. It allows a reliable quantitative determination of the flare and the number of cells in the aqueous humor. The aqueous flare intensities are significantly decreased by short-acting mydriatic agents such as 0.5% tropicamide and phenylephrine. Diurnal variations and an increase of the aqueous flare with increasing age were demonstrated.
