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From: Corneal confocal microscopic characteristics of acute angle-closure crisis

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Characteristics of eyes with acute angle-closure crisis (AACC) compared with fellow eyes. Corneal epithelial cells in the AACC eyes varied in size, and the intercellular space was widened. In severe patients, large vacuoles (*) were present in the epithelial cells, which showed a low-density reflective area with distinct boundaries. In the fellow eyes, cells showed regular morphology and arrangement. The subepithelial nerve fiber plexus was reduced in the AACC eyes, and the nerve fiber plexus was normal in the fellow eyes. Swollen stromal cells in the AACC eyes were cross-linked into a network with enhanced reflection (red arrow), and the nuclei of stromal cells in the fellow eyes were visualized against a dark background. The endothelial cell size in the AACC eyes was uneven, and the cell volume was enlarged (yellow arrow), deformed, and fused, and punctate deposition of high-reflective keratic precipitate could be seen on the surfaces of the cells. In the fellow eyes, the regular flat honeycomb hexagonal cells and a high reflection of the cell body were seen

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