Impression cytology for detection of clinically suspected ocular surface disorders: A cross-sectional study.
Seyed Mohamadmehdi MoshtaghionMohammad AbolhosseiniMozhgan Rezaei KanaviSeyed Bagher HosseiniMahnoush Rezaei KanaviPublished in: European journal of ophthalmology (2020)
Our survey not only demonstrated an overall substantial agreement between IC results and primary clinical suspicions, but also showed an almost perfect correlation between IC results and existent histopathologic data. Therefore, IC as a non-invasive diagnostic modality can be of great importance in proper diagnosis of various ocular surface diseases especially when distinguishing malignant from benign lesions is required.