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Improved Interchangeability with Different Corneal Specular Microscopes for Quantitative Endothelial Cell Analysis.

Gwyneth A van Rijn¹, C Jasper F Wijnen¹, Bart Th van Dooren^2,3

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)

|February 6, 2020

Summary

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A new method improves interchangeability between TopCon corneal specular microscopes (CSMs) for accurate endothelial cell counts (ECCs). Calibration and correction factors eliminate significant differences in ECC measurements between models.

Keywords:

corneal endothelial cell analysis corneal endothelial cells corneal endothelium endothelial cell count endothelial cell density specular microscopy

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Biomedical Engineering
Cell Biology

Background:

Clinical practice revealed interchangeability issues with TopCon SP-2000P and SP-3000P corneal specular microscopes (CSMs).
Discrepancies in endothelial cell count (ECC) measurements between these CSMs necessitate a standardization method.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe and validate a method for improving the interchangeability of TopCon SP-2000P and SP-3000P CSMs.
To ensure accurate and comparable endothelial cell count (ECC) measurements between different CSMs.

Main Methods:

Acquired five high-quality endothelial cell photographs from 22 eyes of 11 subjects.
Compared ECCs between SP-2000P and SP-3000P CSMs after manufacturer calibration, magnification adjustment, and external horizontal/vertical calibration.

Main Results:

Initial ECC measurements showed a statistically significant difference, with the SP-2000P overestimating by approximately 500 cells/mm².
After applying magnification correction and an external calibration factor, the difference in ECC between the two CSMs reduced to 0.4 cells/mm², becoming statistically insignificant (p=0.98).

Conclusions:

A proposed method involving magnification checks, external calibration, and correction factor calculation enhances CSM interchangeability.
This approach ensures precise endothelial cell counts and facilitates comparison of ECC data across different microscopes or during instrument replacement.