In Vivo Evaluation of Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis Using Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy and Conjunctival Impression Cytology

• Published in: Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science Vol. 51; no. 8; p. 3986
• Main Authors: Kojima, Takashi, Matsumoto, Yukihiro, Ibrahim, Osama M. A., Sato, Enrique Adan, Dogru, Murat, Tsubota, Kazuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: United States Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cell Count; Conjunctiva; Conjunctiva - pathology; Cytological Techniques; Cytological Techniques - methods; Epithelial Cells; Epithelial Cells - pathology; Female; Humans; Keratoconjunctivitis; Keratoconjunctivitis - pathology; Limbus Corneae; Limbus Corneae - pathology; Male; Microscopy, Confocal; Middle Aged; Phenotype; Prospective Studies; Tears; Tears - chemistry; Tears - physiology

To investigate the cytologic findings of superior bulbar conjunctiva in superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) using laser scanning confocal microscopy and impression cytology in a prospective controlled study. Twenty-one eyes of 11 SLK patients (9 women, 2 men; mean age, 49.3 +/- 17.9 years) an...