Diagnosing and monitoring the characteristics of Acanthamoeba keratitis using slit scanning and laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy.

K Curro-TafiliF D VerbraakRalph de Vries Ruth Marie Antoinette van NispenE A E Ghyczy

Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2023)

Increased awareness of the different signs and patterns of AK that appear on the IVCM is crucial in order to correctly identify an infection and increase the potential of this device. Our guidelines presented here can be used, but further studies are needed in order to determine the relationship and aetiology of these signs and cellular changes on the IVCM both before and after anti-amoeba treatment.

Keyphrases

electron microscopy
high resolution
clinical practice
high speed
human health
risk assessment
mass spectrometry