Validity of fluorexon disodium versus sodium fluorescein for use in Goldmann tonometry.

abstract：PURPOSE:To study alterations of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and basement membrane (BM) components in human keratoconus corneas. METHODS:Fifteen normal and 13 keratoconus corneas were characterized by immunofluorescence with antibodies to 23 ECM and BM components. RESULTS:Keratoconus staining patterns for posterior...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kenney MC,Nesburn AB,Burgeson RE,Butkowski RJ,Ljubimov AV

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：PURPOSE:To report the outcomes of repeat endothelial keratoplasty (EK) in patients with previous failed deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK). METHODS:This retrospective interventional case series involved the review of clinical records of patients with failed DLEK surgery who underwent repeat EK surgery. RES...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kim P,Brodbaker E,Lichtinger A,Yeung SN,Bahar I,Iovieno A,Amiran MD,Rootman DS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Diabetes is accompanied by an increased autofluorescence of the cornea, probably because of accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). The pathogenic mechanism is still unknown. This study aimed to quantify differences in corneal cell densities between diabetic patients and healthy controls. METHO...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Quadrado MJ,Popper M,Morgado AM,Murta JN,Van Best JA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a novel apparatus for simulating the anterior and posterior segment pressure dynamics involved in executing Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery when using a chamber-shallowing technique. METHODS:An artificial anterior chamber (AAC), 18-mm trephine, latex glove, two 3-mL syringe...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sáles CS,Straiko MD,Fernandez AA,Odell K,Dye PK,Tran KD

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Studies of Treg are not only necessary for understanding the mechanism of immune homeostasis but also extremely useful for the development of treatments of various immune diseases. Forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) was identified as the master g...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ito M,Iizuka-Koga M,Ando M,Yoshimura A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate long-term follow-up of high-risk corneal transplants allocated after matching for broad HLA-A and HLA-B antigens and to establish whether matching for HLA-A and -B antigen "splits" would result in a reduced risk of immunologic graft failure. METHODS:A total of 303 high risk corneal transplants was ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bartels MC,Doxiadis II,Colen TP,Beekhuis WH

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess corneal subbasal nerve density (SBND) and corneal sensitivity (CS) after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) without intraoperative 360-degree laser treatment using contact or noncontact panoramic viewing systems. METHODS:This is a prospective study of 34 eyes affe...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tosi GM,Bacci T,Tarantello A,Martone G,Traversi C,Marigliani D,Cevenini G,Virgili G

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the rate of epithelial healing of corneal erosion in an animal model with 2 commercial formulations of fourth-generation fluoroquinolones: 0.3% gatifloxacin and 0.5% moxifloxacin. METHODS:Corneal erosions, 6 mm in diameter, were created in 28 rabbit eyes. The rabbits were randomized to receive topic...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Barequet IS,Habot-Wilner Z,Lavinsky F,Ziv H,Belkin M,Rosner M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the association between keratoconus (KC) and immune disorders (IDs). METHODS:A retrospective observational case-control study of all the members in the Central District of Clalit Health Services in Israel who were diagnosed to have KC (years 2000-2007; n = 426) and 1704 age- and gender-matched cont...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nemet AY,Vinker S,Bahar I,Kaiserman I

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients developed graft versus host disease (GvHD) following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for leukemia. One patient developed acute GvHD 12 days after transplantation, and the second developed chronic GvHD 100 days after transplantation. Tear analysis and conjunctival impression cytology were performed....

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Heitman KF,Lam KW,Maskin SL,Yee RW,Lawton AW

更新日期：1988-01-01 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 1-year postoperative visual acuity, refractive results, endothelial cell density (ECD), and complications in a consecutive group of patients who underwent deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) with those who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PK) performed by 1 surgeon. METHODS...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Heidemann DG,Dunn SP,Chow CY

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous studies on the use of human amniotic membrane (HAM) in rabbit stem cell deficiency models have found the new epithelium growing over the HAM to express cornea-specific keratins (K3 and K12) in 40% of the cases, suggesting that HAM may have induced conjunctival epithelial cells to transdifferentiate int...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cho BJ,Djalilian AR,Obritsch WF,Matteson DM,Chan CC,Holland EJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the findings of investigations on an osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis in an eye that was enucleated owing to severe complications 12 years after implantation. Scanning electron microscopy and electron probe X-ray microanalysis showed extensive resorption of the bone that was used as a supporting elem...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Caiazza S,Falcinelli G,Pintucci S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a solitary epibulbar neurofibroma in 2 elderly patients without systemic neurofibromatosis. METHODS:Case reports and literature review. RESULTS:A 67-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of left epibulbar mass. On slit-lamp examination, an 8- × 8-mm amelanotic, translucent, gelatinous, circu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tanaka TS,Elner VM,Demirci H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review ocular injuries secondary to airbag deployment that were seen in our institution and were reported in the literature. METHODS:Patients examined at our institution between 1997 and 2000 were evaluated for ocular injuries caused by airbags. A review of the medical literature using Medline was performed...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ball DC,Bouchard CS

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the safety of intracameral injection of minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of povidone iodine (PI) on the corneal endothelium in a rabbit model as a proposed method of prophylaxis against postoperative endophthalmitis. METHODS:We included 32 New Zealand white rabbits in the study. Twenty-f...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： ElKitkat RS,Ebeid WM,Habib EK,Shoukry Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report a patient with chronic Sweet syndrome (SS) treated by anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) therapy, who presented with a severe bilateral chemosis. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:Conjunctival biopsy revealed an ocular localization of SS. CONCLUSIONS:SS is a rare disorder that usually affects middle-age w...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Michel G,Lhermitte B,Cribier B,Speeg-Schatz C,Bourcier T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this report was to describe an uncommon wavelike epitheliopathy after phacoemulsification in a 59-year-old man with well-controlled diabetes mellitus. METHODS:Retrospective case report. RESULTS:A 59-year-old man with a history of well-controlled diabetes mellitus presented to us with irritation...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Babu K,Narasimha Murthy K,Ramachandra Murthy K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of possible iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob many years following penetrating keratoplasty. DESIGN:Observational case report. METHODS:We reviewed the patient's chart, available literature on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and current recommendations from the Eye Bank of America Association. RESULT...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hammersmith KM,Cohen EJ,Rapuano CJ,Laibson PR

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the varied presentations of posterior keratoconus. METHODS:This is a 3-year institute-based retrospective study report from June 2015 to June 2018 that describes 13 eyes of 12 patients with varied presentations of posterior keratoconus, evaluating tomographic changes using Scheimpflug corneal tomog...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ganesan N,Narayana S,Kasturi N,Kaliaperumal S,Srinivasan R,Vallinayagam M

更新日期：2020-11-01 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 report a 64-year-old woman's case of infectious crystalline keratopathy (ICK) that occurred 9 years after the penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). METHODS:This study includes clinical history and histopathologic findings of the case. RESULTS:As historic background, the patient underwent PKP for lattice dystroph...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Matsumoto A,Sano Y,Nishida K,Yokoi N,Hara J,Kinoshita S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify risk factors for ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) in children with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). METHODS:This retrospective cohort study identified 38 children diagnosed with GVHD who underwent an ophthalmological examination. Survival to onset of oGVHD after transplant was analyzed usi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hébert M,Archambault C,Doyon C,Ospina LH,Robert MC

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report intraoperative and 1-year postoperative results of the pachy-bubble technique for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). METHODS:This prospective interventional case series included 110 eyes of 107 patients with anterior corneal pathology who underwent DALK, including 78 with keratoconus. Outcom...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ghanem RC,Bogoni A,Ghanem VC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether there is an association between keratoconus and personality attributes including obsessionality traits. METHODS:We reviewed all charts in the regional contact lens clinic, identifying patients who had attended from January 1997 to January 2000 and had a diagnosis of either keratoconus or m...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cooke CA,Cooper C,Dowds E,Frazer DG,Jackson AJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two containers ("Iowa" and "Virginia") commonly used for transporting donor corneas, and various packing methods were evaluated for constancy of temperature maintenance. The larger Iowa container was found to be superior for extended storage. Packing methods that allowed the vials (containing McCarey-Kaufman medium) t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： York KK,Ward DE,Smith RE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate the role of intrinsic hyaluronic acid (HA) in the entrapment of inflammatory cells by amniotic membrane (AM) in vitro. METHODS:HA concentration in AM was analyzed by the sandwich protein binding assay, and the approximate molecular weight was measured by gel filtration chromatography. To localiz...

journal_title：Cornea

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

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00