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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.
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Received for publication 18 February 1997; accepted following revision 27 May 1997.
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Pascu, M., Carstocea, B., Popescu, G. et al. Imaging Corneal Cells Using Low Power Laser Beams. Lasers Med Sci 13, 148–154 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101030050069
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