Laser in situ keratomileusis flap stability during simulated aircraft ejection in a rabbit model.

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of epithelial ingrowth (downgrowth) occurring in a phakic corneal transplant patient after traumatic wound dehiscence with iris prolapse that was successfully eradicated with early surgical intervention. METHODS:Interventional case report of a 70-year-old monocular, phakic patient who develope...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nagra PK,Raber IM

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The compositional, structural, and functional relationships of meibum may provide insights into the loss of tear film stability. Although the conformation of meibum lipids has been studied rigorously, that of tear lipids has not. METHODS:Tear lipids (TLHSCT) and meibum (MHSCT) from patients who had hematopoiet...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Borchman D,Ramakrishnan V,Henry C,Ramasubramanian A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess changes in color discernment after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). METHODS:In this prospective, single-center study, the study group was composed of 26 patients with FECD, aged 46 to 85 years, who underwent DMEK as a singl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Price DA,Price MO,Lopez A,Price FW Jr

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate agreement between rotating Scheimpflug camera (Pentacam HR, Oculus) and rotating Scheimpflug camera combined with Placido disc corneal topography (Sirius, CSO) in measuring total corneal astigmatism (TCA). METHODS:In this observational study, all patients undergoing cataract surgery with preoper...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Savini G,Næser K,Schiano-Lomoriello D,Ducoli P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the repeatability of densitometry, a measure of corneal haze, in the control (group I), keratoconic (group II), and postcollagen cross-linking (CXL, group III) eyes as measured on Scheimpflug imaging. METHODS:Densitometry values for 160 eyes of 160 patients (50 eyes of 50 patients in group I, 50 eyes...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pahuja N,Shetty R,Subbiah P,Nagaraja H,Nuijts RM,Jayadev C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to identify factors that predict longitudinal increases in corneal curvature as measured by the First Definite Apical Clearance Lens (FDACL) and flatter keratometric reading (Flat K) in keratoconus. METHODS:The Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study is a long-...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： McMahon TT,Edrington TB,Szczotka-Flynn L,Olafsson HE,Davis LJ,Schechtman KB,CLEK Study Group.

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have utilized a radically new type of optical scanning microscope to study the full-thickness morphology of the intact cornea in an excised human eye bank eye and in freshly sacrificed rabbit eyes in situ. This technology enables one to study corneal morphology layer by layer in extremely thin sections, only distur...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lemp MA,Dilly PN,Boyde A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it was suggested that the use of the Advanced Medical Optics Complete MoisturePlus multipurpose cleaning solution might be a risk factor for contracting Acanthamoeba keratitis, and the manufacturer voluntarily recalled it in May 2007. Polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of a variable part ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hasler S,Dedes W,Mathis A,Grimm F,Thiel MA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report bilateral epibulbar xanthomatous lesions in an adult with a normal serum lipid profile and no cutaneous or systemic features of a histiocytic disease. METHODS:Clinicopathologic report. RESULTS:A 44-year-old man presented with gradually enlarging yellow epibulbar masses in both eyes. The lesions had ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Satchi K,Loughnan MS,McKelvie PA,McNab AA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare acid-base and oxidation-reduction indicators and to investigate the effect of buffer and temperature on the colorimetric detection of microbial growth in corneal preservation media. METHODS:Corneal preservation media containing gentamicin, without or with HEPES buffer, were prepared with either phen...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chu YI,Penland RL,Wilhelmus KR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to report a case of acanthamoeba keratitis in a 5-year-old child without a history of trauma or contact lens usage. METHODS:The history, clinical presentation, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches were reviewed. RESULTS:A 5-year-old child without any history of trauma or contact lens...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Demirci G,Ay GM,Karabas LV,Altintas O,Tamer GS,Cağlar Y

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the rebubbling rate and clinical outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) with 5% sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas versus 100% air as a tamponade for graft attachment. METHODS:Retrospective, comparative, interventional case series including 368 consecutive pseudophakic eyes with Fu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ampazas P,Droutsas K,Giallouros E,Schroeder FM,Sekundo W

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 (CHST6) gene in Chinese patients with macular corneal dystrophy (MCD). METHODS:Nineteen unrelated Chinese families with MCD, including 24 patients and 3 unaffected relatives, were examined. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. The coding reg...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Liu Z,Tian X,Iida N,Fujiki K,Xie P,Wang W,Ma Z,Kanai A,Murakami A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)-treated patient who first developed stromal opacities with a typical granular pattern 9 years after surgery, which was confirmed as heterozygous Avellino dystrophy by DNA analysis. METHODS:A 37-year-old woman, who had undergone PRK 17 years ago, has been followed f...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Park SH,Mok J,Joo CK,Kim MS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRSs) are small arc-like implants that are being used increasingly as a minimally invasive treatment for patients with keratoconus. This study assessed the effectiveness of KeraRing implants, a type of ICRS, to treat keratoconus. METHODS:Retrospective case series descriptiv...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gharaibeh AM,Muhsen SM,AbuKhader IB,Ababneh OH,Abu-Ameerh MA,Albdour MD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of mitomycin C (MMC) on the exacerbation of corneal opacity that occurs in patients with granular corneal dystrophy type II (GCD II) after refractive corneal surface ablation. METHODS:Ten eyes of patients with GCD II who underwent refractive corneal surface ablation with MMC were compare...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ha BJ,Kim TI,Choi SI,Stulting RD,Lee DH,Cho HS,Kim EK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the incidence of postkeratoplasty fungal endophthalmitis and keratitis at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. To determine whether there is a relationship between culture-positive corneoscleral donor material and postoperative infection. METHODS:The microbiologic records of corneoscleral donor rim...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Keyhani K,Seedor JA,Shah MK,Terraciano AJ,Ritterband DC

更新日期：2005-04-01 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:To compare intracameral 20% sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) versus 100% air as tamponade for graft attachment in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). METHODS:Using an electronic database search on MEDLINE and CENTRAL from inception to December 2017, we performed a literature review and meta-analysis in...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Marques RE,Guerra PS,Sousa DC,Ferreira NP,Gonçalves AI,Quintas AM,Rodrigues W

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the clinical outcomes after sequential surgical implantation of intracorneal ring segments and transepithelial corneal collagen cross-linking (TE-CXL) in keratoconic eyes. METHODS:In this consecutive randomized study, 40 eyes of 29 patients with progressive mild to moderate keratoconus were included ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Elsaftawy HS,Ahmed MH,Saif MY,Mousa R

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the times for an optimally secreting meibomian gland (OSMG) to be drained of available liquid secretion, to recover with expressible liquid secretion, and then to be redrained. METHODS:Twelve subjects with no dry eye symptoms and mean age 21.3 +/- 1.9 years were recruited. Lipid layer thickness ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Blackie CA,Korb DR

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the process of conjunctival epithelial regeneration after three types of pterygium excision procedures. METHODS:Thirty-eight patients (45 eyes) with primary pterygium were randomly assigned to a bare-sclera procedure (group 1, 15 eyes of 12 patients), bare-sclera with intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tseng SH,Chen YT,Cheng HC,Huang FC,Lee SC,Chen FK

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the late 1960s, the management of fungal keratitis was a serious unresolved problem. Little was known of the epidemiology of the disease, and there were no antifungal agents formulated for use in the eye. METHODS:A thorough review of the literature was done back to 1969 on clinical reports and experimental ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： O'Day DM,Head WS

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the feasibility and cut quality of corneal trephination in human donor corneal tissue with the femtosecond laser. METHODS:Twelve human corneoscleral discs were inserted in an artificial anterior chamber. After corneal thickness measurement and tonometry, the cornea was mounted on a femtosecond lase...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Meltendorf C,Schroeter J,Bug R,Kohnen T,Deller T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) for the treatment of moderate/severe dry eye. METHODS:PRGF treatment was administered to 16 patients who had moderate/severe dry eye diagnosed and who had not responded previously to other standard treatments. We quantified several growth factors...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： López-Plandolit S,Morales MC,Freire V,Grau AE,Durán JA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To quantify all minor/major adverse events in a large cohort of consecutive corneal transplants, particularly in respect to penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). METHODS:All corneal transplants in the Auckland region over a 10-year period (2000-2009) were identified through the New Zealand National Eye Bank. Relevan...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Crawford AZ,Krishnan T,Ormonde SE,Patel DV,McGhee CN

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the changes of corneal thickness and curvature of human corneal grafts in organ culture medium II, containing dextran T500 6%, before keratoplasty. METHODS:We examined the tomography of 24 corneas from our eye bank transferred from medium I into medium II. Images were repeated hourly during 24 hou...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hamon L,Daas L,Mäurer S,Weinstein I,Quintin A,Schulz K,Langenbucher A,Seitz B

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of conjunctival malignant melanoma associated with pseudomelanomatous alteration of the apposing tarsal conjunctiva. METHODS:A 93-year-old woman presented with an elevated, pigmented mass on her superior bulbar conjunctiva. The tumor was associated with increased pigmentation of the apposing...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Reddy S,Finger PT,Kurli M,Bui A,Iacob CE

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify and develop an efficient technique to separate the lenticule edge in small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). METHODS:Four hundred eyes of 400 consecutive patients with myopia assigned to receive SMILE were included in the study. Eyes with poor-quality laser treatment were excluded, and the sec...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Liu M,Wang H,Lin H,Liu Q

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a case series of patients with Boston keratoprosthesis type I (KPro) who have had successful ptosis repair with Müller muscle-conjunctiva resection (MMCR). METHODS:Patients with KPros managed with MMCR for ptosis were identified. Records were examined to obtain preoperative and postoperative visual ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lim JM,Bang GM,Cortina MS,de la Cruz J,Setabutr P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00