Long-term outcome in high-risk corneal transplantation and the influence of HLA-A and HLA-B matching.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the prevalence of positive microbiology results (culture and/or Gram stain) in donor cornea tissue with newer transplant methods and to assess if the results subsequently correlate with higher incidence of clinical infection. METHODS:A retrospective review of the microbiology records of 569 consecu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Garg S,Said B,Farid M,Steinert RF

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:The Corneal Recipient Registry was begun in 1985 to collect information on all recipients of corneal grafts in the province of Ontario, Canada, and on the donors providing tissue. While most of the tissue is handled by the Eye Bank of Canada (Ontario Division), ophthalmologists in centers away from the Eye Bank often ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chipman ML,Willett P,Basu PK,Wolf A

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:Previous studies suggest the existence of two separate and distinct mechanisms of endothelial wound healing (i.e., cell migration and cell spreading), which may be controlled by unique, injury-dependent, wound-related factors. The purpose of our study was to evaluate potential biologic mediators regulating healing of ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Petroll WM,Jester JV,Barry-Lane PA,Cavanagh HD

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Microbiological contamination is a common cause for elimination of organ-cultured donor corneas. The aims of the present study were to analyze contamination rates and identify risk factors for contamination. METHODS:Retrospectively, the contamination rates of 4546 organ-cultured corneas and the causative speci...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Linke SJ,Fricke OH,Eddy MT,Bednarz J,Druchkiv V,Kaulfers PM,Wulff B,Püschel K,Richard G,Hellwinkel OJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the feasibility of using Brillouin microscopy for assessment of corneal edema in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). Brillouin microscopy analyzes the frequency shift of light inelastically scattered by naturally occurring acoustic waves in a small volume of tissue. The resu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Eltony AM,Clouser F,Shao P,Pineda R 2nd,Yun SH

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of recurrent herpes simplex virus (HSV) epithelial keratitis after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:We describe a case of a 59-year-old woman with a history of ocular HSV disease and severe proliferative d...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Shtein RM,Stahl RM,Saxe SJ,Mian SI

更新日期：2007-06-01 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 evaluate the stromal interface quality after femtosecond laser full lamellar cuts in gamma-irradiated corneas (VisionGraft sterile cornea) and to determine the limits of the cut depth using the VisionGraft as donor corneas for laser-assisted lamellar anterior keratoplasty. METHODS:Fourteen VisionGraft corne...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhang C,Liu L,Tang M,Li Y,Chamberlain W,Huang D

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze characteristics and indications for corneal transplantation in patients undergoing penetrating, lamellar, and endothelial keratoplasty in Auckland, New Zealand (NZ). METHODS:Corneal transplantation data from the NZ National Eye Bank and hospital records of corneal transplant recipients in the Auckla...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Crawford AZ,McKelvie J,Craig JP,McGhee CN,Patel DV

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of Beauveria bassiana keratitis and to discuss the management of this rare condition. METHODS:An 82-year-old woman underwent surgical repair of a graft wound dehiscence. Seven months later, shortly after the removal of sutures, the patient developed a fungal keratitis. B. bassiana was identi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kisla TA,Cu-Unjieng A,Sigler L,Sugar J

更新日期：2000-05-01 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:To evaluate the treatment with topical 1% cyclosporine A (CsA) in patients with subepithelial corneal infiltrates (SEIs). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the records of 9 patients (12 eyes) before and after the treatment with CsA 1% eyedrops twice daily. All patients had been treated with topical corticost...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Levinger E,Slomovic A,Sansanayudh W,Bahar I,Slomovic AR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate endothelial cell damage after eye bank preparation and passage through 1 of 2 different injectors for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty grafts. METHODS:Eighteen Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty grafts were prepared by Lions VisionGift with the standard partial prepeel technique a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Schallhorn JM,Holiman JD,Stoeger CG,Chamberlain W

更新日期：2016-03-01 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:Pterygium excision with conjunctival limbal autograft (CLAG) has been used successfully for prevention of pterygium recurrence. However, long-term follow-up data in the literature are lacking regarding CLAG. METHODS:Retrospective chart review and standard statistical analysis were performed. The records of 289...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Masters JS,Harris DJ Jr

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if concurrent use of 5% natamycin and 2% econazole offers greater benefits than monotherapy with 5% natamycin for the management of fungal keratitis. METHODS:Subjects presenting to the cornea service were treated with 5% natamycin and 2% econazole used concurrently. We compared the results with a ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Prajna NV,Nirmalan PK,Mahalakshmi R,Lalitha P,Srinivasan M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a distinct and unusual superficial dendriform keratopathy that can be seen in postkeratoplasty eyes. METHOD:Three Caucasian women in their sixth decade of life were referred to the Corneal and External Disease Service at the University of California, Davis, and underwent penetrating keratoplasty fo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mannis MJ,Garcia-Ferrer FJ,Davitt S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess donor rim culture results and outcomes of ocular infections in the Cornea Preservation Time Study (CPTS). METHODS:Donor corneal rim cultures were optional. Donor characteristics were assessed for association with positive cultures using the Fisher exact test and Poisson regression analyses. Incidence...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mian SI,Aldave AJ,Tu EY,Ayres BD,Jeng BH,Macsai MS,Nordlund ML,Penta JG,Pramanik S,Szczotka-Flynn LB,Ayala AR,Liang W,Maguire MG,Lass JH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy (LECD) and present its unique characteristics on high-resolution optical coherence tomography (HR-OCT). METHODS:A 78-year-old man with whorled corneal epithelial opacities in the right eye was referred for the evaluation of ocular surface squamous neopla...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pole C,Sise A,Joag M,Galor A,Bermudez-Magner JA,Dubovy S,Karp CL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report our experience in the treatment of intraepithelial neoplasia of the conjunctiva using topical bevacizumab. METHODS:Ten eyes of 10 patients with conjunctival neoplasia received 25 mg/mL bevacizumab topically. Changes in the lesions were documented weekly using digital photography. After topical treatm...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Özcan AA,Çiloğlu E,Esen E,Şimdivar GH

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the clinical features and outcomes for conjunctival melanoma based on patient age. METHODS:A retrospective review of patients with conjunctival melanoma managed at a single tertiary referral center from April 18, 1974, to September 9, 2019. Clinical features and outcomes were compared by patient...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Dalvin LA,Yaghy A,Vaidya S,Pacheco RR,Perez AL,Lally SE,Shields JA,Shields CL

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight pseudomonal species were involved in 106 invasive infections of the eye; all were community acquired. Eighteen percent of the total and 9% of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were gentamicin resistant, as defined using conventional criteria. All 10 cases of "resistant" pseudomonal (nine P. aeruginosa) keratiti...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ormerod LD,Heseltine PN,Alfonso E,Becker MI,Kenyon KR,Baerveldt G,Smith RE

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Meta-analysis to compare pterygium surgery outcomes using limbal conjunctival autograft (LCAG) and other techniques. METHODS:A comprehensive literature search was conducted through June 2011 using PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Registry to identify all randomized control trials reported so far, comparing the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zheng K,Cai J,Jhanji V,Chen H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Quantitatively define and compare the nanoscale topography of the corneal epithelial basement membrane (anterior basement membrane) and Descemet's membrane (posterior basement membrane) of the human. METHODS:Human corneas not suitable for transplantation were obtained from the Wisconsin Eye Bank. The corneas w...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Abrams GA,Schaus SS,Goodman SL,Nealey PF,Murphy CJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze factors implicating the association of ReNu with MoistureLoc (ReNu ML) multipurpose contact lens solution (MPS) with the increased incidence of Fusarium keratitis. METHODS:Used contact lens cases with and without contact lenses and MPS containers were collected from patients with confirmed or possib...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhang S,Ahearn DG,Noble-Wang JA,Stulting RD,Schwam BL,Simmons RB,Pierce GE,Crow SA Jr

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) findings of a case who underwent femtosecond laser-assisted Bowman layer transplantation (BLT). METHODS:This is a case report. RESULTS:In a 25-year-old man with previous diagnosis of keratoconus in whom a BLT was performed using the femtosecond laser-assisted t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： García de Oteyza G,Vazquez-Romo KA,Hernández-Quintela E,de Wit Carter G,García-Albisua AM

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the immediate effect of ocular rubbing on corneal topography. METHODS:Corneal topography and analysis were performed before, immediately after, and 5 minutes after eyelid rubbing in 29 volunteers without ocular disease. RESULTS:The surface regularity index increased from a baseline of 0.24 to 0.91 ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mansour AM,Haddad RS

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is known to promote corneal epithelial wound healing in experimental scrape and keratectomy models. We studied its efficacy in treating alkali-burned epithelial ulceration. EGF induced hyperplasia and cell proliferation to resurface the denuded and denatured corneal stroma, but it did not...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Singh G,Foster CS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00