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Photomicrography of Corneal Endothelial Cells in vivo

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WE have described the principles of operation for a microscope designed to examine objects embedded in highly reflecting or scattering biological materials1. We present here the first successful application of this device to the observation of endothelial cells lining the inside of the cornea.

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  1. Department of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

    PAUL DAVIDOVITS

  2. Department of Anatomy, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

    M. DAVID EGGER

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DAVIDOVITS, P., EGGER, M. Photomicrography of Corneal Endothelial Cells in vivo. Nature 244, 366–367 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/244366a0

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