One of the leading global causes of vision impairment due to anterior segment disease is herpes simplex keratitis (HSK). The routine clinical method in the diagnosis of HSK is examination of the eye using slit lamp biomicroscopy; nevertheless, this is a subjective examination and can potentially lead to an erroneous diagnosis. Optical devices such as in vivo confocal microscopy and anterior segment optical coherence tomography are among the additional diagnostic tools that provide a valuable resource in the diagnosis and management of the condition. In research settings, these technologies have already enhanced our understanding of the microscopic causes of numerous common in vivo observations. This review aims to highlight the multiple emerging clinical and research applications for optical imaging devices in HSK.

Optical Diagnostics in Herpetic Keratitis / DI STASO, Federico; Rullo, Daria; DI PIPPO, Mariachiara; Di Staso, Silvio; Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz. - In: PHOTONICS. - ISSN 2304-6732. - 10:4(2023), pp. 1-12. [10.3390/photonics10040349]

Optical Diagnostics in Herpetic Keratitis

Federico Di Staso;Daria Rullo;Mariachiara Di Pippo;Solmaz Abdolrahimzadeh
2023

Abstract

One of the leading global causes of vision impairment due to anterior segment disease is herpes simplex keratitis (HSK). The routine clinical method in the diagnosis of HSK is examination of the eye using slit lamp biomicroscopy; nevertheless, this is a subjective examination and can potentially lead to an erroneous diagnosis. Optical devices such as in vivo confocal microscopy and anterior segment optical coherence tomography are among the additional diagnostic tools that provide a valuable resource in the diagnosis and management of the condition. In research settings, these technologies have already enhanced our understanding of the microscopic causes of numerous common in vivo observations. This review aims to highlight the multiple emerging clinical and research applications for optical imaging devices in HSK.
2023
herpes; keratitis; cornea; anterior segment imaging; anterior segment optical coherence tomography; as-oct; confocal microscopy
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Optical Diagnostics in Herpetic Keratitis / DI STASO, Federico; Rullo, Daria; DI PIPPO, Mariachiara; Di Staso, Silvio; Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz. - In: PHOTONICS. - ISSN 2304-6732. - 10:4(2023), pp. 1-12. [10.3390/photonics10040349]
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