Fig. 1

New enabling technologies in cataract imaging. A Schematic of the dual illumination, required for stereo microscopic visualization of the novel hyper-reflective microlesions. B Bright-field image of the first in vivo detectable microlesions in diabetic cataract in the dotted ring stage. C Stereo-microscopy of PSC together with the hyper-reflective microlesions (arrow). D Lack of contrast for the dot-like microlesions in slit lamp biomicroscopy. E Overview of the novel anterior half-globe microscopy technique to image the intact zonules in their native position. External illuminators in combination with epifluorescence microscopy provide a combined 3D image of the ciliary bodies, the zonules, and the migrating cells