Investigation of the Demodex Lid Infestation with in Vivo Confocal Microscopy versus Light Microscopy in Patients with Seborrheic Blepharitis

ARICI C., Mergen B., BAHAR TOKMAN H., Yildiz Tas A., Tokuc E., Ozturk Bakar Y., ...More

OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION, vol.30, no.4, pp.973-977, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1857792
  • Journal Name: OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.973-977
  • Keywords: alcohol, confocal microscopy, Demodex, KOH, Seborrheic blepharitis
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The comparison of the diagnostic efficiency of a reference method (light microscopy [LM] using 10% potassium hydroxide [KOH]) with the use of 100% alcohol to in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) for the detection of Demodex eyelid infestation in seborrheic blepharitis patients.