Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following corneal transplantation.

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate preparation outcomes of tissue prepared for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) from diabetic and nondiabetic donors. METHODS:In this nonrandomized, consecutive case series, DMEK grafts were prepared from diabetic and nondiabetic donors by experienced technic...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Greiner MA,Rixen JJ,Wagoner MD,Schmidt GA,Stoeger CG,Straiko MD,Zimmerman MB,Kitzmann AS,Goins KM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study two cases of corneal scarring due to trauma (one case) and infection (one case) unrelated to a previous photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for the correction of myopia. METHODS:The patients are part of an Institutional Review Board-approved study of the safety and efficacy of PRK. Both patients underwe...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Campos M,Takahashi R,Tanaka H,Chamon W,Allemann N

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：PURPOSE:To determine the safety and efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation to restore and maintain a stable corneal epithelium and reduce ocular surface pain after surgical removal of band keratopathy arising from ocular causes. METHODS:Fifteen patients (16 eyes) from two centers with band keratopathy secondary...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Anderson DF,Prabhasawat P,Alfonso E,Tseng SC

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report 2 cases in which cataract extraction with a foldable acrylic toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation was used to correct (irregular) corneal astigmatism in patients with keratoconus and cataract. METHODS:Case 1 was a 78-year-old man with cataract and keratoconus in the left eye. He underwent phacoe...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Visser N,Gast ST,Bauer NJ,Nuijts RM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty can be devastating to the survival of the graft and its visual outcome. From November 1989 to October 1994, we treated 41 episodes of late microbial keratitis among 354 consecutive penetrating keratoplasty patients and reviewed their medical records retrospectively. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tseng SH,Ling KC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate tear osmolarity and tear film parameters in patients with vitiligo. METHODS:A total of 25 eyes of 25 patients with vitiligo with periocular involvement (group 1), 30 eyes of 30 patients with vitiligo without periocular involvement (group 2), and 20 eyes of 20 controls (group 3) were evaluated using...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Erdur SK,Aydin R,Balevi A,Ozsutcu M,Kocabora MS

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to compare the cellular susceptibility patterns and morphologic changes in the corneal endothelium associated with the use of fourth-generation fluoroquinolones. METHOD:Endothelial susceptibility was assessed through intracameral injection of besifloxacin, gatifloxacin, and moxifloxac...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： E Silva FB,Carrijo-Carvalho LC,Teixeira A,de Freitas D,Carvalho FR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the outcomes of corneal fine needle diathermy (FND) with adjuvant intrastromal and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection for corneal neovascularization (CN) in children. METHODS:Medical records of all children who had undergone FND with adjuvant bevacizumab injection were reviewed retrospectively. Tr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Elbaz U,Mireskandari K,Shen C,Ali A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Clinical research addressing the issue of donor globe decontamination is yet to establish convincing data for the optimal choice of an antimicrobial agent. METHODS:In a donor-globe decontamination study, the antimicrobial effectiveness of a fluoroquinolone antibiotic (ciprofloxacin, 0.3%) was evaluated for the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gopinathan U,Reddy MK,Nadkarni MS,Dasari S,Rao GN

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by Gemella haemolysans. METHODS:Observational case report. A 65-year-old woman underwent penetrating keratoplasty for contact lens-related Acanthamoeba keratitis and developed a nonhealing epithelial defect. Despite continued prophylaxis with topica...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Elmallah MK,Munir WM,Janda WM,Tu EY

更新日期：2006-12-01 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 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 study the incidence, clinically relevant factors, and antibiotic sensitivity profile of cases of enterococcal keratitis presenting at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2005. METHODS:The records of all corneal cultures submitted to the Microbiology Laboratory of the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Rau G,Seedor JA,Shah MK,Ritterband DC,Koplin RS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes computerized image enhancement and analysis from the digitized image of a wide-field specular micrograph to produce an output of frequency distribution of cell areas. The steps involved including image smoothing and averaging, followed by automated scanning to detect individual cell boundaries, a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hirst LW,Sterner RE,Grant DG

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the manual provocation test (MPT), a novel test for intermittent involutional entropion of the lower eyelid. METHODS:Retrospective review of patients with intermittent entropion who presented with ocular irritation and documented inward eyelid rotation by them or their referring physicians, but who...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tonk RS,Meyer DR

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of this study was to prospectively assess the deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) wound anatomy and its evolution during the 12 months after surgery, using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:The eyes of 8 patients (1 eye per patient) who consecutively underwent DLEK for Fuchs dystro...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ferré LA,Nada O,Sherknies D,Boisjoly H,Brunette I

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to introduce a newly developed graft inserter for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, which can be readily used with 1 hand, and to examine endothelial cell loss (ECL) after graft insertion using this new inserter in an ex vivo rabbit model. METHODS:Rabbit corneal g...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Toyama T,Honda N,Usui T,Amano S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate sleep and mood status in patients with dry eye disease (DED) and analyze the association between sleep quality, mood status, and ocular surface characteristics. METHODS:Consecutive patients with DED (N = 106) and age- and sex-matched healthy controls (N = 50) were enrolled. Tear fluid break up time...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wu M,Liu X,Han J,Shao T,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary graft failure is a rare but major complication of penetrating keratoplasty. An apparent clustering of four cases during a 1-month period led to a review of all 778 keratoplasties performed by nine surgeons at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary from July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1988. The objectives of this study w...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mead MD,Hyman L,Grimson R,Schein OD

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the endothelial cell damage after lens removal using a fluid-based system to conventional ultrasound. METHODS:Twenty human cadaver eyes were randomized to undergo phacoemulsification using either a fluid-based system or conventional ultrasound. After surgery, each corneoscleral button was removed, s...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sandoval HP,Al Sarraf O,Vroman DT,Solomon KD

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the effect of topical cyclosporin A on herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) in a mouse model. METHODS:The corneas of BALB/c mice were infected with herpes simplex type 1 virus. The mice were divided into 4 groups according to topical treatment methods: vehicle solution, 0.01% cyclosporin A, 0.1% cyclospor...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yoon KC,Heo H,Kang IS,Lee MC,Kim KK,Park SH,Cho KO

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report an unusual case of corneal whorl-like opacity patterns in a patient of primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis. METHODS:Case report and review of literature. RESULTS:A 35-year old man with a case of primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis presented with corneal whorl-like opacity patterns and ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sharma VK,Agarwal M,Tyagi A,Sati A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report 5-year outcomes of ultrathin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) with a central graft thickness intended to be <100 μm. METHODS:This retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series included 354 eyes with endothelial decompensation due to various causes (Fuchs endot...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Madi S,Leon P,Nahum Y,DʼAngelo S,Giannaccare G,Beltz J,Busin M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 39 patients undergoing 40 consecutive penetrating keratoplasties were reviewed to identify donor factors that might correlate with the presence of an epithelial defect on the first postoperative day. Of the 40 transplanted corneas, 13 (32.5%) had no epithelial defect, 18 (45%) had some epithelial defect...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kim T,Palay DA,Lynn M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A web-like retrocorneal membrane (RCM) is an uncommon complication of chronic syphilitic interstitial keratitis. Extracellular matrix components have not yet been defined in this structure, although previous histologic examinations have suggested the presence of collagen. We examined the presence and distributi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kawaguchi R,Saika S,Wakayama M,Ooshima A,Ohnishi Y,Yabe H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the thickness and depth of lamina cribrosa (LC) in the optic nerve head region of the eyes in patients with nonglaucomatous keratoconus and to compare the thickness and depth with those of age-matched controls. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional, observational study comprising 45 patients with kera...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Akkaya S,Küçük B

更新日期：2017-12-01 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 evaluate the efficacy of superficial keratectomy and conjunctival advancement hood flap (SKCAHF) for the treatment of bullous keratopathy in canine patients. METHODS:Nine dogs (12 eyes) diagnosed with progressive corneal edema underwent superficial keratectomy followed by placement of conjunctival advanceme...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Horikawa T,Thomasy SM,Stanley AA,Calderon AS,Li J,Linton LL,Murphy CJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report 7 cases of recurrent corneal neovascularization (NV) and lipid deposition after subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab for the treatment of corneal NV-induced lipid keratopathy. METHODS:We conducted a prospective interventional case series that included 20 eyes of chronic lipid keratopathy that rec...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chu HS,Chen TC,Hu FR,Chen WL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00