Table 3.
Sample of Studies That Reported Stromal Cell Density in Volumetric Units
| Study | Microscope | Depth of Field (μm) | Stromal Cell Density (cells/mm3 ± SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior | Midstroma | Posterior | |||
| Patel et al.2 | TSCM | 16 | 28,838 ± 8,913 | 19,214 ± 2,906 | 19,947 ± 3,254 |
| Berlau et al.1 | Microphthal, Hund | 10 | 24,320 ± 6,740 | 11,610 ± 4,290 | 18,850 ± 4,610 |
| Popper et al.42 | Confoscan P-4 | 9 | 28,616 ± 5,924 | 19,578 ± 4,425 | 26,073 ± 3,077 |
| McLaren et al.40 | TSCM | 11.9 | 23,013 ± 4,420 | ||
| CS-3 | 25.9 | 23,996 ± 2,898 | |||
| Kallinikos et al.10 | CS-3 | 25.9 | 29,429 ± 2,232 | ||
| Present study | CS-4 | 25.4 | 31,677 ± 4,886 | 24,419 ± 3,498 | 22,728 ± 4,930 |
| Present study | TSCM | 11.9 | 44,126 ± 6,680 | 23,317 ± 5,043 | 23,230 ± 4,798 |
Microscope manufacturers: Micropthal, Hund, Wetzlar, Germany; Confoscan P-4, Tomey, Erlangen, Germany; CS-3 and CS-4, Nidek Technologies, Padova, Italy; TSCM (Tandem Scanning confocal microscope), Tandem Scanning, Reston, VA.