Colonization of hydrogel lenses with Streptococcus pneumoniae: risk of development of corneal infiltrates.

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the effects of topical moxifloxacin and gatifloxacin on corneal reepithelialization after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS:In this single-center, open-label, prospective study, 46 consecutive patients requiring penetrating keratoplasty were alternately assigned to receive either postoperative moxif...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Moshirfar M,Marx DP,Kumar R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate if the peripheral corneal endothelium that is discarded after the preparation of preloaded Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) grafts for transplantation could be successfully used for corneal endothelial cell culture. METHODS:Complete Descemet membrane-endothelial complex (11.00 m...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Parekh M,Romano V,Ruzza A,Kaye SB,Ponzin D,Ahmad S,Ferrari S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the outcome of bifold forceps and cartridge injector suture pull-through insertion techniques for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted of the medical records of all patients treated with DSAEK at the University of Iowa Hospitals ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wendel LJ,Goins KM,Sutphin JE,Wagoner MD

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure corneal epithelial thickness (CET) in patients with glaucoma using anterior-segment optical coherence tomography and to evaluate CET changes in relation to corneal epithelial microvilli analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). METHODS:Twenty-two eyes (16 patients) being treated with preservat...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cennamo G,Montorio D,Del Prete S,Del Prete A,Cennamo G

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure subbasal nerve density and orientation in normal human corneas across a broad age range. METHODS:Sixty-five normal corneas of 65 subjects were examined by using tandem scanning confocal microscopy. Ages of subjects ranged from 15 to 79 years (mean 46 +/- 19 years), with 5 subjects from each hemideca...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Erie JC,McLaren JW,Hodge DO,Bourne WM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety, validity, and comfort of 0.35% fluorexon disodium and 0.4% benoxinate (Flura-Safe) compared with the gold standard of 0.25% sodium fluorescein and 0.4% benoxinate for Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT). METHODS:This was a double-masked, randomized, crossover clinical trial. Subjects r...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ng LT,Tong JW,De Land PN

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to introduce a newly developed graft inserter for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, which can be readily used with 1 hand, and to examine endothelial cell loss (ECL) after graft insertion using this new inserter in an ex vivo rabbit model. METHODS:Rabbit corneal g...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Toyama T,Honda N,Usui T,Amano S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the prevalence of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in the Japanese population using new diagnostic criteria, including lid margin abnormalities and signs of occlusion of the meibomian gland orifices as essential signs. METHODS:The participants were consecutive patients scheduled for cataract surge...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Amano S,Inoue K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the findings of investigations on an osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis in an eye that was enucleated owing to severe complications 12 years after implantation. Scanning electron microscopy and electron probe X-ray microanalysis showed extensive resorption of the bone that was used as a supporting elem...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Caiazza S,Falcinelli G,Pintucci S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to compare the effect of chloramphenicol eye drops or ointment, high-concentration hyaluronic acid, or no treatment on reepithelialization of corneal erosions in an experimental model. METHODS:Uniform 6-mm corneal erosions were created in 23 rabbit eyes. The rabbits were randomized to...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Barequet IS,Harizman N,Ziv H,Rosner M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy and safety of combined intracameral sulfur hexafluoride and full-thickness corneal sutures in the treatment of acute corneal hydrops (CH). METHODS:This is an uncontrolled series of cases with keratoconus (KC), keratoglobus (KG), and pellucid marginal degeneration that presented with CH o...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mohebbi M,Pilafkan H,Nabavi A,Mirghorbani M,Naderan M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of recurrent conjunctival myofibrosarcoma treated with wide surgical excision, cryotherapy, and triple sequential applications of episcleral brachytherapy. METHODS:A single case of recurrent conjunctival myofibrosarcoma. RESULTS:A 54-year-old man with a history of a renal transplant presented...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Platt SM,Schoenfield L,Basti S,Bryar PJ,Goldblum JR,Singh A,Singh AD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the role of initial intraoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) in graft adhesion in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) during early follow-up. METHODS:This retrospective, observational, single-center case series included 118 eyes from 118 consecutive patients treated between May and Ju...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Schmeckenbächer N,Frings A,Kruse FE,Tourtas T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess corneal subbasal nerve density (SBND) and corneal sensitivity (CS) after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) without intraoperative 360-degree laser treatment using contact or noncontact panoramic viewing systems. METHODS:This is a prospective study of 34 eyes affe...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tosi GM,Bacci T,Tarantello A,Martone G,Traversi C,Marigliani D,Cevenini G,Virgili G

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the case of a 67-year-old woman with a diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM) and atypical corneal opacity as the first appearance. METHODS:The patient consulted an ophthalmologist regarding blurred vision that progressed gradually without any systemic symptoms. The corneal epithelium and anterior stroma...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nakatsukasa M,Sotozono C,Tanioka H,Shimazaki C,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients presenting with neuropsychiatric manifestations of Wilson's disease were treated with oral tetrathiomolybdate (TM) for 8 weeks followed by oral zinc (Zn) maintenance therapy. The patients were evaluated prospectively at baseline and at yearly intervals for up to 5 years by slit-lamp biomicroscopy and...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Esmaeli B,Burnstine MA,Martonyi CL,Sugar A,Johnson V,Brewer GJ

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been reports of the clearing of sclera that has been grafted into the cornea. This clearing was studied in the rabbit by transplanting full-thickness scleral buttons or by implanting slivers of sclera, both autografts and allografts, into the cornea. Some clearing around the edges of the implanted scleral t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Maurice DM,Singh T

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the results of trocar-assisted, sutureless, scleral-fixated (SSF) intraocular lens (IOL) implantation combined with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). METHODS:This study comprised 4 eyes (4 patients) undergoing trocar-assisted SSF-IOL implantation during PKP. The combined technique was performed in 3 ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Karadag R,Bayramlar H,Azari AA,Rapuano CJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess frequency, associations, and outcomes of full air fill after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS:This retrospective study reviewed 368 consecutive DMEK cases performed to treat Fuchs dystrophy, bullous keratopathy, or failed keratoplasty. Primary outcomes were air bubble status...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gonzalez A,Price FW Jr,Price MO,Feng MT

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of subconjunctival injection of suramin on corneal neovascularization in rabbits. METHODS:Corneal neovascularization was induced by silk suturing of the corneal stroma in 40 eyes of 40 male New Zealand white rabbits. Five days after suture placement, all rabbits were randomly divided int...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lee HS,Chung SK

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the histopathology of the cornea in microphthalmia with linear streaks (MLS) syndrome. METHODS:Two patients with MLS syndrome underwent penetrating keratoplasty. This study describes the histopathology and investigates immunophenotype of the corneal extracellular matrix by using keratan sulfate and...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kapur R,Tu EY,Toyran S,Shah P,Vangveeravong S,Lloyd WC 3rd,Edward DP

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the current standard of care of ophthalmologists who are likely to encounter ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in their practices and to compare this with data gathered in 2003. METHODS:Invitations to a web-based survey were sent to members of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group. In...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Adler E,Turner JR,Stone DU

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We analyzed laboratory results from corneal ulcers seen from 1976 to 1999 at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, a referral center in San Francisco, to determine the relative frequencies of pathogens and to analyze for trends in frequencies of the most common pathogens. The results were compared with a previou...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Varaprasathan G,Miller K,Lietman T,Whitcher JP,Cevallos V,Okumoto M,Margolis TP,Yinghui M,Cunningham ET Jr

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the influence of histocompatibility Y (H-Y) antigen matching on corneal graft survival in primary penetrating keratoplasty (PK). METHODS:Medical records of patients who underwent primary PK at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between June 2005 and October 2015 were retrospectively anal...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kim MJ,Kim JH,Jeon HS,Wee WR,Hyon JY

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify risk factors for ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) in children with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). METHODS:This retrospective cohort study identified 38 children diagnosed with GVHD who underwent an ophthalmological examination. Survival to onset of oGVHD after transplant was analyzed usi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hébert M,Archambault C,Doyon C,Ospina LH,Robert MC

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of interface infection by Candida albicans after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). METHODS:A 30-year-old man with keratoconus underwent DALK. Four weeks after surgery, the patient developed multiple infiltrates in the graft-host interface with absence of intraocular infection. Donor ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fontana L,Parente G,Di Pede B,Tassinari G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the expression of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in healthy corneas and corneas with active or nonactive herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK). METHODS:Eight corneas with HSK (including 5 active and 3 nonactive cases) and 8 healthy corneas were evaluated for TLR1-10 mRNA by reverse transcription-polymerase cha...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jin X,Qin Q,Chen W,Qu J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The 27-kDa heat shock protein (HSP27) has been implicated in wound healing in multiple tissues. We investigated the expression and localization of phosphorylated HSP27 during epithelial wound healing in the murine cornea. METHODS:Corneas of 8- to 10-week-old C57BL6 mice were wounded by epithelial debridement (...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jain S,De la Cruz J,Kang E,Kojima T,Chang JH,Kim JY

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal epithelial stem cells are deficient in cases of limbal disorders, leading to conjunctival epithelial ingrowth, vascularization, and eventually visual disturbance. We introduced the eye development-associated transcription factor pax6 to embryonic stem (ES) cells and tested whether pax6-transfected cells...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ueno H,Kurokawa MS,Kayama M,Homma R,Kumagai Y,Masuda C,Takada E,Tsubota K,Ueno S,Suzuki N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate an innovative technique for intrastromal air injection to achieve deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) with bare Descemet membrane (DM). Thirty-four eyes with anterior corneal pathology, including 27 with keratoconus, underwent DALK. After 400 μm trephination with a suction trephine, ultrasound pachy...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ghanem RC,Ghanem MA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00