Colorimetric indicators of microbial contamination in corneal preservation medium.

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the clinical course, treatment, and visual outcomes of keratitis with endophthalmitis caused by the filamentary fungus Fusarium. METHOD:One hundred fifty-nine cases of Fusarium keratitis at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between January 1, 1987 and August 21, 2000 were reviewed. Ten patients with cultur...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Dursun D,Fernandez V,Miller D,Alfonso EC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of corneal cross-linking (CXL) in 2 cases of bullous keratopathy combined with corneal ulcer. METHODS:Two patients (2 eyes) were recruited for the sake of the study. Both suffered from bullous keratopathy and presented a gradually deteriorating, vision-threatening, central co...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kozobolis V,Labiris G,Gkika M,Sideroudi H,Kaloghianni E,Papadopoulou D,Toufexis G

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of topical cyclosporine [0.05% cyclosporine A (CsA)] and preservative-free artificial tears in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). METHODS:A 3-month prospective, randomized, double-masked, parallel-group controlled trial enrolled 70 patients with symptomatic MGD and unst...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Prabhasawat P,Tesavibul N,Mahawong W

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the association between colonization of contact lenses with Streptococcus pneumoniae and the observation of corneal infiltrative events in a group of patients wearing disposable hydrogel lenses on an extended-wear schedule. METHODS:In a prospective clinical trial, 330 patients wore disposable hydroge...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sankaridurg PR,Sharma S,Willcox M,Sweeney DF,Naduvilath TJ,Holden BA,Rao GN

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of keratitis and corneal melt after conductive keratoplasty (CK) enhancement. METHOD:Case report. RESULTS:A 52-year-old woman with emmetropic presbyopia had undergone previous CK for monovision and underwent CK enhancement 4 years later. Postoperatively, she was managed with ketorolac trometh...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Khalifa YM,Mifflin MD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a new method of calculation of total corneal astigmatism based on Gaussian optics and the power design of a spherocylindrical lens (C) in the healthy eye and to compare it with keratometric (K) and power vector (PV) methods. METHODS:A total of 92 healthy eyes of 92 patients (age, 17-65 years) were ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Piñero DP,Caballero MT,Nicolás-Albujer JM,de Fez D,Camps VJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy (PACD) is a rare autosomal-dominant disease, generally classified with the pre-Descemet's dystrophies. It is characterized by deep stromal corneal opacification, flat corneas with low keratometry values, and central thinning. To our knowledge, only one previous ultrastructural stu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Roth SI,Mittelman D,Stock EL

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the morphological features of the corneal limbus as measured by in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) following standard and accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus. METHODS:Patients with progressive keratoconus scheduled to undergo standard CXL (group 1; 31 patients, 3 mW/cm,...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Uçakhan ÖÖ,Bayraktutar B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a novel use of conjunctival autograft in the management of surgically induced scleral necrosis that occurred after squint surgery. METHODS:Interventional case report. RESULTS:A 22-year-old man underwent bilateral adjustable squint surgery. Two weeks postoperatively, he developed conjunctival retra...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gregory ME,Weir CR,Ramaesh K

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to report a case of biopsy-proven mucous membrane pemphigoid with severe bronchial involvement in a young woman. METHODS:Case report of a 17-year-old girl who presented with worsening dyspnea, skin rash, and bilateral ocular injection, symblepharon, and fornix foreshortening. Conjunctiv...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gamm DM,Harris A,Mehran RJ,Wood M,Foster CS,Mootha VV

更新日期：2006-05-01 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 describe the viscoelastic marking technique, a novel marking technique of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) grafts that enables usage of a single donor cornea for 2 surgeries-one that uses Descemet membrane and endothelium (DMEK) and the other using the stroma and Bowman layer. METHODS:A ret...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Or L,Krakauer Y,Sorkin N,Knyazer B,Ashkenazy Z,Gushansky K,Dubinsky-Pertzov B,Gazit I,Einan-Lifshitz A

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of supratarsal triamcinolone injection in the treatment of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK). METHODS:Forty eyes of 20 patients were diagnosed with SLK. All eyes with long-standing severe ocular irritation unresponsive to topical steroid and artificial tears were treated with ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Shen YC,Wang CY,Tsai HY,Lee YF

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus include pseudodendritic keratitis, late mucous adherent keratopathy, varied forms of stromal keratitis, and exposure/neurotrophic keratopathy. Prophylactic therapy of acute herpes zoster ophthalmicus with oral acyclovir is of proven benefit in reducing the incidence ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cobo LM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pseudophakic/aphakic bullous keratopathy (PBK/ABK) human corneas accumulate an extracellular matrix glycoprotein tenascin-C (TN-C), an important modulator of cell adhesion and migration. Here, the purpose was to identify specific TN-C mRNA splice variants in normal and PBK/ABK human corneas. METHODS:Convention...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Saghizadeh M,Khin HL,Bourdon MA,Kenney MC,Ljubimov AV

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Videokeratoscopes provide a wealth of information about the topography of the ocular surface. Although there have been numerous studies of the accuracy and precision of videokeratoscopes with inanimate test objects, little information exists on their precision (repeatability) for real eyes. METHODS:To investig...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Buehren T,Collins MJ,Iskander DR,Davis B,Lingelbach B

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous ruptures in Descemet's membrane in Terrien's degeneration can result in a corneal intralamellar pocket of fluid. We present a case and discuss its management. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Romanchuk KG,Hamilton WK,Braig RF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the tear levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in eyes after Boston keratoprosthesis type I (B-KPro) implantation and to correlate these markers with the established B-KPro prognostic categories. METHODS:Tear washes were co...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Robert MC,Arafat SN,Spurr-Michaud S,Chodosh J,Dohlman CH,Gipson IK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve FITC-conjugated lectins were used to establish a reaction pattern with cellular and noncellular components in fresh-frozen and formalin-fixed paraffin sections of 11 normal human corneas. In frozen sections the epithelium demonstrated the most active lectin staining; keratocytes and endothelium stained to a les...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Brandon DM,Nayak SK,Binder PS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements measured by using the Pentacam Scheimpflug system with the CCT measured using ultrasound pachymetry (UP) and to compare the compatibility between the methods in normal, keratoconic, and cross-linked keratoconic corneas. METHODS:The study included 50 e...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kosekahya P,Koc M,Yalcinsoy KO,Kocabas DO,Toker MI

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the potential of human anterior lens capsule (HALC) as a carrier matrix for cultivating and transplanting human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs). METHODS:HALCs obtained from 12 patients during cataract surgery were exposed to enzyme digestion to dissolve the lens epithelium and were plated with th...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yoeruek E,Saygili O,Spitzer MS,Tatar O,Bartz-Schmidt KU,Szurman P

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the use of intracameral amphotericin B in the management of deep keratomycosis. METHODS:Four patients with deep keratomycosis unresponsive to conventional medical treatment underwent repeated intracameral injections of 5 microg amphotericin B in 0.1 mL 5% dextrose through a paracentesis. Three to 13 ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kuriakose T,Kothari M,Paul P,Jacob P,Thomas R

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure the refractive index (RI) of the human corneal stroma in vivo using an objective Abbé refractometer (VCH-1) and to determine if RI of the stroma is related to age. METHODS:VCH-1 was used to measure RI at the central anterior stroma immediately after lifting the flap in neophyte patients preselected ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Amparo F,Patel S,Alió JL,Rodriguez-Prats JL,Moreno LJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a unique case of bilateral Chandler syndrome with recurrent band keratopathy. METHODS:This is a retrospective observational case report. RESULTS:A 39-year-old Asian man presented with progressive painless diminution of vision in both eyes for 6 years. Examination revealed diffuse corneal edema, hamm...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Agarwal M,Dhiman R,Subramanian K

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of a single rebubbling procedure after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) on corneal backscatter and endothelial cell loss (ECL). METHODS:Medical records of 130 consecutive DMEK cases (118 patients) were reviewed and 3 groups were formed: group 1 (n = 32), consisting of DM...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lazaridis A,Fydanaki O,Giallouros E,Georgalas I,Kymionis G,Sekundo W,Droutsas K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors sought to determine whether adenovirus could infect human corneal epithelium in vivo. They reviewed the medical records of six patients with adenovirus-positive viral corneal cultures who were examined at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between March 21, 1986, and December 31, 1992. The six patients with a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chodosh J,Miller D,Stroop WG,Pflugfelder SC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcal infections are an important cause of corneal ulcers, endophthalmitis, conjunctivitis, and dacryocystitis. We retrospectively reviewed 53 ocular streptococcal infections diagnosed and followed at Wills Eye Hospital between January 1, 1984, and July 1, 1986. Corneal ulcers (23 of 53; 43%) and endophthalmit...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jones S,Cohen EJ,Arentsen JJ,Laibson PR

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the corneal topographic characteristics of first-degree relatives of patients with keratoconus with corneal topography to determine the incidence of clinical keratoconus and topographic abnormalities. METHODS:Between February and August 2006, Orbscan II analysis was done in 144 eyes of 72 cases who...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kaya V,Utine CA,Altunsoy M,Oral D,Yilmaz OF

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lamellar techniques for selective replacement of diseased corneal structures have recently been improved. Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) allows the sole replacement of the endothelium--Descemet membrane layer (EDM). However, wide-spread use of DMEK is currently limited because of problems wit...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kruse FE,Laaser K,Cursiefen C,Heindl LM,Schlötzer-Schrehardt U,Riss S,Bachmann BO

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients with severe corneal disease have been operated with a collar-button-shaped keratoprosthesis and have been followed for 9-36 months. Two of the devices have been removed, but the remainder are securely in place. Six of the patients have benefitted substantially in terms of improved vision. The complicat...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Dohlman CH,Doane MG

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00