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9. Acknowledgments

This work was supported by a grant (B.R.M.) from the NIH, National Eye Institute,  EY-06958.  The authors thank Dr. Andreas  A. Thaer for his collaboration in the development of the clinical confocal microscope, Beatrice Frueh, MD, for recording the patient shown in fig.35; Prof.G.Grabner for referring the patients shown in figs. 60 - 63, Robin Cadez, MD, for practical asistance and technical advice in digital data processing, and Hans Kuenzli and his staff for their tremendous work with the photographic prints.