Assessment of Corneal Thickness and Keratocyte Density in a Rabbit Model of Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Using Scanning Laser Confocal Microscopy

There was excellent agreement between ultrasonic and confocal microscopy measurements of corneal thickness. In vivo repeatability of keratocyte density estimation using scanning laser confocal microscopy is comparable with the results of previous reports using tandem-scanning confocal microscopy. Keratocyte density was more varied, but not significantly different, in the anterior-most corneal stroma 6 weeks after a lamellar incision.