It makes possible the study of morphology of the corneal endothelial cells and the counting of themselves. It evaluates in a thorough and complete way the corneal endothelium in order to calculate the cell density in addition to their shape and size.
It is highly useful in surgery of the anterior segment of the eye where there is loss of endothelial cells and changes in cell shape and size.
It is a simple test and does not require pupil dilation and its approximate duration is 10 minutes.