Mucous membrane pemphigoid with fatal bronchial involvement in a seventeen-year-old girl.

abstract：PURPOSE:Tear secretion from the main lacrimal gland (LG) is mainly regulated by parasympathetic nerves. We performed several innervation studies to investigate lacrimation. METHODS:In male rabbits, we performed a retrograde dye-tracing study of LG innervation, evaluated preganglionic parasympathetic denervation, and a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Toshida H,Suto C

更新日期：2018-11-01 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 report the histologic findings in three explanted osteo-odontokeratoprosthesis (OOKP) laminae. METHODS:The osteodental lamina of patient 1 with linear IgA bullous dermatosis had to be explanted 15 months after OOKP surgery because of permanent leakage after the resorption of the inferior half of the bone/de...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Stoiber J,Csáky D,Schedle A,Ruckhofer J,Grabner G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effect of routine use of prophylactic oral acyclovir after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis on recurrence, rejection, and graft failure rates. METHODS:Records from 70 consecutive patients who underwent PK for HSV keratitis at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center be...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Garcia DD,Farjo Q,Musch DC,Sugar A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy, predictability, and safety of combined corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL), intracorneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation, and superficial phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) in patients with keratoconus. METHODS:Fifty-five eyes received ICRS implantation, followed by CXL and PTK comb...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Rocha G,Ibrahim T,Gulliver E,Lewis K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the benefit of bilateral penetrating keratoplasty with regard to binocular vision. METHODS:We compared patients who underwent corneal transplantation bilaterally with patients who had successful corneal transplantation in one eye and corneal disease in the other eye. Specifically, changes in fusio...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sampaio R,Held E,Cohen EJ,Grewal S,Rapuano CJ,Smith AF,Laibson PR

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To introduce an improved technique of pterygium surgery and to compare postoperative results between this technique and previous techniques. METHODS:In a retrospective survey, the records of 216 consecutive eyes with primary pterygium that underwent surgery by three different techniques were reviewed. The new ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Akura J,Kaneda S,Matsuura K,Setogawa A,Takeda K,Honda S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fellow normal-appearing eyes of 23 patients with unilateral aphakic bullous keratopathy were examined by wide-field specular microscopy and pachymetry. All patients had: pseudophakic or aphakic bullous keratopathy in one eye; unoperated fellow eye on no medication; no other ocular disease; and no endothelial gutta...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Roberts CW,Boruchoff SA,Kenyon KR

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the morphological features of the corneal limbus as measured by in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) following standard and accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus. METHODS:Patients with progressive keratoconus scheduled to undergo standard CXL (group 1; 31 patients, 3 mW/cm,...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Uçakhan ÖÖ,Bayraktutar B

更新日期：2017-01-01 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 determine if Cornisol is as effective as Optisol-GS as an intermediate-term corneal storage medium. METHODS:A prospective, in vitro, randomized, partially masked study using paired donor corneas. Optical grade tissues not suitable for surgery were used. After performing baseline slit lamp evaluation, one ti...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Basak S,Prajna NV

更新日期：2016-09-01 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:To determine the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical features, and prognosis of fungal keratitis caused by Exserohilum. METHODS:All culture-proven cases of keratomycosis caused by Exserohilum presented from January 2012 to December 2014 were retrospectively analyzed using a computerized database. RESULTS:Amo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Rathi H,Venugopal A,Rameshkumar G,Ramakrishnan R,Meenakshi R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a recent significant increase of the number of patients diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) at Wills Eye Hospital between 2004 and 2005. To determine the risk factors, clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients with AK. METHODS:Retrospective consecutive case series of 20 ey...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Thebpatiphat N,Hammersmith KM,Rocha FN,Rapuano CJ,Ayres BD,Laibson PR,Eagle RC Jr,Cohen EJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelium plays a very important structural and functional role in the cornea and conjunctiva. Evaluation of the epithelium is the first step in diagnosing many pathologic states. We have developed a new technique for the in vivo staining of nuclei of corneal and conjunctival epithelium in rabbits and guinea pigs. Se...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wander AH,Neumeister RD,Tschismadia I,Choromokos EA,Masukawa T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the influence of histocompatibility Y (H-Y) antigen matching on corneal graft survival in primary penetrating keratoplasty (PK). METHODS:Medical records of patients who underwent primary PK at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital between June 2005 and October 2015 were retrospectively anal...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kim MJ,Kim JH,Jeon HS,Wee WR,Hyon JY

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report our experience with 0.05%-2% topical cyclosporine in the treatment of 4 cases of severe, corticosteroid-resistant, vernal keratoconjunctivitis with shield ulcers. METHODS:Four patients with shield ulcers not responding to medical treatment with topical steroids, antihistamines, and mast-cell stabiliz...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cetinkaya A,Akova YA,Dursun D,Pelit A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To retrospectively evaluate the results of myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for different levels of intended correction, including analysis of loss of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. METHODS:Four hundred seventy-five consecutive eyes with 1 year of follow-up that had PRK for the correction of 1...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kapadia MS,Wilson SE

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

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 3-dimensional optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in a case of granular corneal dystrophy. METHODS:A 1310-nm high-speed swept-source OCT prototype was used to image the 3-dimensional structures of the cornea of a patient with granular corneal dystrophy. RESULTS:Three-dimensional OCT clearl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Miura M,Mori H,Watanabe Y,Usui M,Kawana K,Oshika T,Yatagai T,Yasuno Y

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the corneal transplant rejection rate and the rate of graft failure subsequent to rejection in the first 2 years after endothelial keratoplasty (EK) and to compare this to background data for similar cases of penetrating keratoplasty (PK). METHODS:Anonymized data from consecutive cases of EK [deep l...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Allan BD,Terry MA,Price FW Jr,Price MO,Griffin NB,Claesson M

更新日期：2007-10-01 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 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 investigate the changes of meibomian gland (MG) and tear film stability in subjects with eyelid tattoos. METHODS:Forty female subjects were recruited. Ten subjects had eyelid tattoos and 30 subjects did not (control group). Tear film break-up time (TBUT) measurement and fluorescein staining were performed t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lee YB,Kim JJ,Hyon JY,Wee WR,Shin YJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 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:The depth of corneal crosslinking (CXL) does not seem homogeneous within the treatment area but shows a reduction toward the periphery of the cornea. This study was undertaken to investigate this reduction effect and to look for possible solutions. METHODS:Ten corneas were investigated by means of an optical c...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Koller T,Schumacher S,Fankhauser F 2nd,Seiler T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells isolated from connective tissues are pluripotent and differentiate into phenotypes of connective tissue cell lineages (osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes) in vitro and in vivo. They have been used to treat mouse models of connective tissue disease such as lumican-null (Lum) and mucopolysa...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kao WW,Coulson-Thomas VJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phacoemulsification has become the most commonly used procedure in cataract surgery owing to the development of new devices and surgical techniques; however, corneal endothelial damage still represents a serious complication. Although several factors are known to cause corneal endothelial damage, effects of irrigating...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Takahashi H

更新日期：2016-11-01 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:To report the case of a patient who initially presented with primary acquired melanosis (PAM) without atypia of the conjunctiva and later developed lentigo maligna of the eyelids and PAM with atypia of the conjunctiva. We illustrate the utility of combination topical therapy with adjunctive cryotherapy to treat...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bratton EM,Knutsen-Larson S,Durairaj VD,Gregory DG,Mellette JR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00