Advances in the management of keratomycosis and Acanthamoeba keratitis.

abstract：:Fresh and organ-culture preserved human corneas were examined for HLA-A,B,C (class I) and HLA-DR (class II) histocompatibility antigens using mouse monoclonal antibodies and an indirect immunofluorescence technique. HLA-A,B,C antigens were detected on epithelial cells and on keratocytes, but not on endothelial cells i...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pels E,van der Gaag R

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a simple finding, consisting of a double-line reflection from the graft inside the anterior chamber, that can be used to determine the correct donor tissue orientation in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: which we would like to call Berrospi's sign. METHODS:Evaluation of the presence of l...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Berrospi RD,Galvis V,Bhogal M,Tello A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the stability of the laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) flap in a rabbit model when subjected to vertical acceleration at nine times the force of gravity (+9 Gz) in an aircraft cockpit ejection simulator. METHODS:Thirty-six eyes from 25 New Zealand white rabbits underwent LASIK flap creation wit...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Goodman RL,Johnson DA,Dillon H,Edelhauser HF,Waller SG

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate a new technique using a thermosensitive glue coating for impression cytology of the ocular surface. METHODS:We prepared plasma polymerized N-isopropyl acrylamide (pNIPAM)-coated parylene C (poly(monochloro-p-xylylene)) films to obtain cytological samples from the conjunctival surface. We c...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tunc M,Yildirim U,Yuksel H,Cheng X,Humayun M,Ratner B

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of various ceramides on the apoptosis of corneal fibroblasts and to determine the pathway on which they act. METHOD:Corneal fibroblasts isolated and cultured from New Zealand white rabbits were exposed to various concentrations of ceramide types II and VI and phytoceramide types II and V...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kim TI,Pak JH,Tchah H,Lee SA,Kook MS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Light reflex from the cornea and tear film as contributors to beautiful eyes ("eye sparkling") are reviewed. METHODS:A systematic literature review was conducted using "Purkinje-Sanson image," "corneal light reflex," "corneal topography," "corneal wavefront aberration," and "tear interference image" as search ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Goto E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate changes in the anterior chamber of eyes that have undergone Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and to identify factors that affect these changes. METHODS:This retrospective study included 25 pseudophakic eyes of 25 patients who underwent DMEK. We determined the preoperative and posto...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Onouchi H,Hayashi T,Shimizu T,Matsuzawa A,Suzuki Y,Kato N

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the histologic changes in corneal structure after femtosecond laser preparation of posterior lamellar discs, more specifically, the smoothness of the stromal bed and the accuracy of the predicted depth of the horizontal lamellar cut. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Nineteen human donor eyes unsuitable for tr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cheng YY,Kang SJ,Grossniklaus HE,Pels E,Duimel HJ,Frederik PM,Hendrikse F,Nuijts RM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Peters anomaly is the most common cause of congenital corneal opacities. Although conservative management is often ineffective except in mild cases, surgical intervention in the form of penetrating keratoplasty is fraught with unpredictability and often has unacceptable postoperative outcomes. As such, there is...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Soh YQ,Mehta JS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal photorefractive surgery is currently performed by ablation of corneal stroma under the stromal flap. A stromal flap is created using a femtosecond (FS) laser or mechanical microkeratome, although the FS laser procedure is considered safer and more accurate. This review assesses and compares the use of FS laser...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sumioka T,Miyamoto T,Takatsuki R,Okada Y,Yamanaka O,Saika S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the clinical results of posterior lamellar keratoplasty (PLK) using predissected organ-cultured donor corneal tissue implanted after stripping of the Descemet membrane. METHODS:Twenty-two eyes of 22 patients in whom a PLK procedure was performed for pseudophakic bullous keratopathy and/or Fuchs endot...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nieuwendaal CP,Lapid-Gortzak R,van der Meulen IJ,Melles GJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe an impression cytology (IC) technique using a purpose-built, sterile, EYEPRIM IC device that can be coupled with a TRIzol reagent-based RNA extraction protocol to yield sufficient RNA for gene expression analysis. METHODS:IC samples using the EYEPRIM device were collected from the bulbar conjunctiv...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ganesalingam K,Ismail S,Craig JP,Sherwin T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the results of repeat Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with those of primary DSAEK. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrospective study consisted of all consecutive eyes that underwent one or more repeat DSAEK surgeries after primary DSAEK performed at Villa Serena-Villa Igea...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nahum Y,Mimouni M,Madi S,Busin M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of ultraviolet-corneal cross-linking (CXL) for treating infectious melting keratitis. METHODS:Five patients with infectious keratitis associated with corneal melting were treated with CXL at the outpatient departments of the Institut für Refraktive und Ophthalmo-Chirurgie and the eye h...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Iseli HP,Thiel MA,Hafezi F,Kampmeier J,Seiler T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After n-heptanol removal of the total corneal epithelium and a limbal lamellar keratectomy, 23 rabbit eyes developed features of limbal stem cell deficiency including conjunctival epithelial ingrowth, vascularization and chronic inflammation. One month later, 10 control eyes received a total keratectomy, and 13 experi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kim JC,Tseng SC

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether there is an association between keratoconus and personality attributes including obsessionality traits. METHODS:We reviewed all charts in the regional contact lens clinic, identifying patients who had attended from January 1997 to January 2000 and had a diagnosis of either keratoconus or m...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cooke CA,Cooper C,Dowds E,Frazer DG,Jackson AJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 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:To compare the frequency of positive rim cultures after penetrating keratoplasty using corneas preserved by hypothermic and organ culture storage. To evaluate the influence of standard procurement techniques on the frequency of microbial donor rim contamination. METHODS:Six hundred four donor corneas stored at...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fontana L,Errani PG,Zerbinati A,Musacchi Y,Di Pede B,Tassinari G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the survival rate 1 year after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in pseudophakic eyes versus combined phacoemulsification and DMEK (triple-DMEK). METHODS:Retrospective, interventional, consecutive case series. From all DMEKs performed from January 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, we select...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fajardo-Sanchez J,de Benito-Llopis L

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the incidence, distribution, current trends, and resistance patterns of bacterial keratitis isolates in Toronto over the past 16 years. METHODS:Microbiology records of suspected bacterial keratitis that underwent a diagnostic corneal scraping and cultures from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 20...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tam ALC,Côté E,Saldanha M,Lichtinger A,Slomovic AR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes of Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) using anterior stromal flawed (ASF) donor corneas that were unsuitable for use in full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty as a result of stromal scars, pterygia, or previous corneal refractive s...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Phillips PM,Terry MA,Shamie N,Chen ES,Hoar KL,Stoeger C,Friend DJ,Saad HA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a 16-year-old woman who had peripheral keratitis as a presenting sign of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), which rapidly progressed to acute renal failure. METHOD:Case report. RESULTS:The patient's vasculitis was diagnosed by renal biopsy, which was evaluated with histologic, immunofluorescence, and e...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Darlington JK,Mannis MJ,Segal WA,Feiz V,Klug DE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of endophthalmitis caused by Clostridium sordellii. METHODS:A 33-year-old man sustained a penetrating injury of the right eye that resulted in several ocular surgical procedures including pars plana vitrectomy, scleral buckling, scleral-sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens, and penetrati...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zink JM,Singh-Parikshak R,Sugar A,Johnson MW

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the incidence and prevalence of glaucoma in a patient population with severe ocular surface disease (OSD). METHODS:A retrospective case series was compiled from all charts of patients in the Cincinnati Eye Institute/University of Cincinnati and University of Minnesota population with a diagnosis of...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tsai JH,Derby E,Holland EJ,Khatana AK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy and surgical success rates of amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation performed for corneal perforation closure using a novel technique. METHODS:This study included 6 eyes from 6 patients with corneal perforation who had received AM transplantation between May 2...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Namba H,Narumi M,Nishi K,Goto S,Hayashi S,Yamashita H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report a case of mycotic keratitis caused by a rare fungus Chaetomium atrobrunneum. METHODS:Clinical examination, slit-lamp examination, and microbiological evaluation of corneal ulcer were done, and its treatment outcome was studied. The fungal etiology was established by conventional microbiological techn...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Balne PK,Nalamada S,Kodiganti M,Taneja M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to assess the success of surgical monovision in presbyopic patients. METHODS:A university refractive surgery center retrospective chart review of 82 patients who elected to undergo surgical monovision with laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) between January 2000 and January 2003 was co...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Reilly CD,Lee WB,Alvarenga L,Caspar J,Garcia-Ferrer F,Mannis MJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report on the safety and clinical use of combined subconjunctival and intracorneal bevacizumab for corneal neovascularization. METHODS:The charts of 12 consecutive patients with corneal neovascularization who received combined subconjunctival and intracorneal injections of bevacizumab (2.5 mg/0.1 mL) were r...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yeung SN,Lichtinger A,Kim P,Amiran MD,Slomovic AR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis after an uneventful cataract surgery. METHODS:Description, management, and outcomes of a biopsy-proven case of Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis. RESULTS:Two days after a routine cataract surgery elsewhere, the patient presented with acute endophthalmitis diagnosed ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Raghavan A,Veerappan S,Rangarajan V,Rajaraman R,Salian R,Mk J,L D,Ganesh Vr R,Venkatapathy N,Rammohan R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to estimate both the direct and indirect annual cost of managing dry eye disease (DED) in the United States from a societal and a payer's perspective. METHODS:A decision analytic model was developed to estimate the annual cost for managing a cohort of patients with dry eye with differ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yu J,Asche CV,Fairchild CJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00