Assessing Corneal Epithelial Cells with In Vivo Confocal Microscopy
Available from: 5/12/2025 (AEDT)
Where to publish: www.mieducation.com
Provider: Mivision
Contact: Nikki Byrne, [E] nikki@mivision.com.au, [P] 02 8336 8616
Activity Outline
Impaired central corneal epithelial cell density can have clinical implications including reduced corneal integrity, delayed healing, increased risk of infections, visual disturbances, and contact lens intolerance. In this article, Dr Pradipta Bharracharyya and Associate Professors Katie Edwards and Katrina Schmid describe the appearance of the epithelial cells with in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), their regional density, and factors that affect this.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the functional importance of the corneal epithelium
- Understand how in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) images can be analysed to give cell density
- Describe how the epithelial cell density varies across the cornea
- Understand the implications of reduced cell density
Max CPD hours awarded: 1
Session Information
| Name |
|---|
| Assessing Corneal Epithelial Cells with In Vivo Confocal Microscopy |
| Clinical? |
| Yes |
| Interactive? |
| No |
| Therapeutic? |
| No |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module |
| 0.5 |
| Duration of CPD Session/Module inclusive of Assessment Component |
| 1 |