Human corneal thickness and its impact on intraocular pressure measures: a review and meta-analysis approach

MJ Doughty, ML Zaman - Survey of ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
We determined the “normal” central corneal thickness (CCT) value in human corneas based
on reported literature values for within-study average CCT values, and used this as a …

Ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography

W Drexler - Journal of biomedical optics, 2004 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In the past two decades, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been established as an
adjunct diagnostic technique for noninvasive, high-resolution, cross-sectional imaging in a …

[HTML][HTML] Epithelial thickness in the normal cornea: three-dimensional display with very high frequency ultrasound

DZ Reinstein, TJ Archer, M Gobbe… - Journal of refractive …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS An epithelial thickness profile was measured by Artemis 1 (Ultralink LLC) very
high-frequency (VHF) digital ultrasound scanning across the central 10-mm diameter of the …

Ocular absorption following topical delivery

K Järvinen, T Järvinen, A Urtti - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 1995 - Elsevier
Most ocular diseases are treated with topical application of eyedrops. After instillation of an
eyedrop, typically less than 5% of the applied drug penetrates the cornea and reaches …

In vivo confocal microscopy of the human cornea

I Jalbert, F Stapleton, E Papas, DF Sweeney… - British Journal of …, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com
Aims: To describe the optics of in vivo confocal microscopy, its advantages over previous
methods, and to summarise the literature that arose from its use for the observation of the …

Penetration enhancers and ocular bioadhesives: two new avenues for ophthalmic drug delivery

IP Kaur, R Smitha - Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
This review is focused on the two avenues of development that promise a major impact on
future ocular drug therapeutics: bioadhesives, including hydrogels and other agents like …

Epithelial and corneal thickness measurements by in vivo confocal microscopy through focusing (CMTF)

HF Li, WM Petroll, T Møller-Pedersen… - Current eye …, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. To study the feasibility of measuring total corneal thickness, as well as the
thickness of the epithelium and Bowman's layer, using a novel in vivo confocal microscopy …

Ultrasonic transducers and arrays

KK Shung, M Zippuro - IEEE Engineering in Medicine and …, 1996 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasonic imaging is one of the most important and still growing diagnostic tools in use
today. To better understand transducer/array performance and some of the factors that …

Stromal wound healing explains refractive instability and haze development after photorefractive keratectomy: a 1-year confocal microscopic study

T Møller-Pedersen, HD Cavanagh, WM Petroll… - Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the mechanism (s) producing refractive instability and corneal haze
development after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). DESIGN: Prospective …

High‐resolution ultrasound imaging of the eye–a review

RH Silverman - Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This report summarizes the physics, technology and clinical application of ultrasound
biomicroscopy (UBM) of the eye, in which frequencies of 35 MHz and above provide over a …