Advances in the management of keratomycosis and Acanthamoeba keratitis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate if amniotic membrane incubated with antibiotics could inhibit bacterial growth in vitro. METHODS:Amniotic membrane fragments were incubated with the antibiotics (netilmicin) solution; the washed and drained fragments were either tested after treatment or further incubated in antibiotic-free medi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mencucci R,Menchini U,Dei R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary corneal amyloidosis is a rare finding and only 17 cases have been reported in the literature. A case of unilateral secondary localized corneal amyloidosis is presented in a patient with bilateral interstitial keratitis and other stigmata of tertiary syphilis. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hill JC,Maske R,Bowen RM

更新日期：1990-04-01 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 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:To minimize recurrence and improve graft stability after pterygium surgery, conjunctival autograft adherence is done using fibrin glue (FG) or autologous blood coagulum (ABC). But there are studies that have reported conflicting or inconclusive results. This meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the postopera...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Maiti R,Mukherjee S,Hota D

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the endothelial cell loss after cataract extraction using a fluid-based system and compare it with conventional ultrasound. METHODS:A total of 46 eyes of 23 patients with up to 3+ bilateral cataract were included. The first eye was randomized to either fluid-based system or conventional ultrasound, a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sandoval HP,de Castro LE,Vroman DT,Solomon KD

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The iridocorneal-endothelial (ICE) syndrome is characterised clinically by a "hammered-silver" appearance of the corneal endothelium, corneal failure, glaucoma, and iris destruction. Specular photomicroscopic studies of the corneal endothelium have demonstrated a population of abnormal cells termed "ICE cells." The pu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Levy SG,Kirkness CM,Moss J,Ficker L,McCartney AC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the potential risk of severe positive vitreous pressure during combined penetrating keratoplasty, cataract extraction, and intraocular lens implantation (triple procedure), using positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during general endotracheal anesthesia. METHODS:This is a case report of a 32-year...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pillar A,Jeng BH,Munir WM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a new minimally invasive surgical technique for the symptomatic management of bullous keratopathy in blind eyes. METHODS:Four patients with severe corneal edema due to endothelial decompensation and no visual function in the affected eye presented for the relief of their ocular symptoms (pain and t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kymionis GD,Diakonis VF,Kankariya VP,Plaka AD,Panagopoulou SI,Kontadakis GA,Grentzelos MA,Tsilimbaris MK,Pallikaris IG

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus (DM) might induce changes in corneal biomechanics. Therefore, biomechanical properties of the cornea were measured using the ocular response analyzer and the Corvis ST. METHODS:In the study, 35 eyes of 35 diabetic patients were included. After an ophthalmological examination,...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ramm L,Herber R,Spoerl E,Pillunat LE,Terai N

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare efficiency and safety of epithelium-off corneal cross-linking (CXL) and transepithelial cross-linking (TE-CXL) in pediatric patients with progressive keratoconus. METHODS:Uncorrected and corrected visual acuity, corneal topography and pachymetry (Pentacam; Oculus Pentacam), and in vivo confocal micr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Magli A,Forte R,Tortori A,Capasso L,Marsico G,Piozzi E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare paired human corneas after storage at 4 degrees C in Chen medium (CM) and Optisol-GS medium (OM) for 7, 10, 14, and 21 days. METHODS:One cornea of each pair from nine human donors was randomly stored in either CM or OM, with its mate cornea stored in the other medium. Three pairs of corneas were sto...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nelson LR,Hodge DO,Bourne WM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the clinical, molecular genetic, and pathologic findings of a patient with corneal decompensation associated with the mitochondrial ophthalmoplegia plus (Kearns-Sayre) syndrome. Ultrastructurally abnormal mitochondria were observed and possibly implicate this organelle in the pathogenesis of corne...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chang TS,Johns DR,Stark WJ,Drachman DB,Green WR

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis after Salmonella gastroenteritis. METHODS:Case report with description of treatment and outcome. RESULTS:The peripheral ulcerative keratitis gradually resolved in both eyes after appropriate systemic antibiotic therapy and local ocular care. CON...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yang J,Baltatzis S,Foster CS

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the management and outcome of an ocular surface alkali burn in the setting of previous laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS:This is a case report and review of relevant literature. RESULTS:A 25-year-old man with a history of LASIK presented 4 weeks after a sodium hydroxide splash to his l...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Witsberger EM,Patel SV

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study changes in structure and barrier function of the corneal epithelium after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS:Sixty-nine eyes of 56 patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty were studied. Fifty-six age-matched normal eyes served as controls. Corneal epithelial structure was studied by using specular ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Shimazaki J,Shimmura S,Mochizuki K,Tsubota K

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the reliability and repeatability of anterior segment measurements in patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty with swept light source Fourier domain anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) in comparison with a high-resolution Scheimpflug camera. METHODS:Keratometry (K) and eleva...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Szalai E,Németh G,Hassan Z,Módis L Jr

更新日期：2017-04-01 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:The VCH-1 was calibrated against a standard subjective Abbé refractometer using 7 randomly selected turbid semiliquid media. VCH...

journal_title：Cornea

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

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate and compare corneal thickness in normal and dry eyes. METHODS:The Orbscan corneal topography system was used to measure the corneal thickness at nine locations in the central and peripheral (superior, superonasal, nasal, inferonasal, inferior, inferotemporal, temporal, superotemporal) cornea in 38 ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Liu Z,Pflugfelder SC

更新日期：1999-07-01 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:To find the level of dissection in keratoconic corneas undergoing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique. METHODS:In 3 keratoconic eyes that underwent DALK, the operation was converted into penetrating keratoplasty after complete big-bubble formation because of extensive tear...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jafarinasab MR,Rahmati-Kamel M,Kanavi MR,Feizi S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if superficial lamellar corneal excision with femtosecond laser followed by phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) using a masking substance improves visual acuity and optical quality of patients with severe corneal opacities. METHODS:Twelve eyes with corneal haze or scarring underwent confocal micros...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Alió JL,Agdeppa MC,Uceda-Montanes A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the corneal biocompatibility of bevacizumab on various cultured human corneal cells. METHODS:Cell cultures of corneal keratinocytes (CKs), corneal fibroblasts (CFs), and corneal endothelial cells (CECs) were harvested from human donor eyes and exposed to various concentrations of bevacizumab (0.25-5.0...

journal_title：Cornea

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

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specular microscopy can provide a noninvasive morphologic analysis of the corneal endothelial cell layer from subjects enrolled in clinical trials. The analysis provides a measure of the endothelial cell physiologic reserve from aging, ocular surgical procedures, pharmaceutical exposure, and general health of the corn...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： McCarey BE,Edelhauser HF,Lynn MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified relaxing incision technique for postkeratoplasty astigmatism is described in this article. Following the initial, standard relaxing incision techniques, a planned spreading and recutting of the initial relaxing incision was performed at 1-3-week intervals following the initial surgery. The wound may be deep...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Forstot SL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent new reports of possible iatrogenic transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in Europe have prompted renewed scrutiny of current Eye Bank Association of America criteria for evaluation of potential corneal donors in this country. A prior study evaluated the risk of CJD occurring in U.S. corneal don...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hogan RN,Brown P,Heck E,Cavanagh HD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the in vivo, corneal, biomechanical changes after corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) using the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) in patients with keratoconus and post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia. METHODS:Single-center, prospective, randomized, controlled, clinical trial. After CX...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Greenstein SA,Fry KL,Hersh PS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous work has suggested that Descemet membrane (DM) folds arise in response to corneal swelling. However, their origin has not been closely explored. In this study, we used optical coherence tomography to evaluate whether DM folds arise secondary to folds in the middle stroma. METHODS:Serial optical cohere...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Annadanam A,Stoeger CG,Galloway JD,Hikes MT,Jun AS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the corneal thickness asymmetry indices in a large pool of patients with keratoconus derived using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in comparison with established Scheimpflug imaging-derived keratoconus classification indices. METHODS:Six specific ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kanellopoulos AJ,Asimellis G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze whether plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) eye drops preserve their biological characteristics and activity after storage for 3 and 6 months at -20°C, at 4°C, and at room temperature for 72 hours, compared with fresh samples (t0). METHODS:Blood from 6 healthy donors was harvested and centrifuged t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Anitua E,de la Fuente M,Riestra A,Merayo-Lloves J,Muruzábal F,Orive G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00