Slit-lamp, confocal, and light microscopic findings of corneal siderosis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe severe acute corneal hydrops in a patient with previously undiagnosed keratoconus, in which anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) revealed a protruding ridge of tissue on either side of Descemet membrane (DM) break, treated successfully with ultrathin Descemet-stripping automated en...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Blitzer AL,Liles CA,Harocopos GJ,Reidy JJ,Farooq AV

更新日期：2020-09-09 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 report a case of recurrent conjunctival myofibrosarcoma treated with wide surgical excision, cryotherapy, and triple sequential applications of episcleral brachytherapy. METHODS:A single case of recurrent conjunctival myofibrosarcoma. RESULTS:A 54-year-old man with a history of a renal transplant presented...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Platt SM,Schoenfield L,Basti S,Bryar PJ,Goldblum JR,Singh A,Singh AD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the long-term clinical course of scleromalacia with calcified plaque as a complication of cosmetic conjunctivectomy with topical mitomycin C (MMC) application and to introduce a surgical method for this complication using calcified plaque removal and/or conjunctival flap surgery. METHODS:Eleven ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kwon HJ,Nam SM,Lee SY,Ahn JM,Seo KY

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare corneal endothelial cell loss after cataract surgery by phacoemulsification and by Aqualase. METHODS:This was a prospective, randomized study of 75 eyes of 75 patients undergoing cataract surgery. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either phacoemulsification or Aqualase for cataract removal....

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hu V,Hughes EH,Patel N,Whitefield LA

更新日期：2010-03-01 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:Evaluation of a new method to visualize distribution and morphology of human corneal nerves (Adelta- and C-fibers) by means of fluorescence staining, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and 3-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. METHODS:Trephinates of corneas with a diagnosis of Fuchs corneal dystrophy were sliced...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Guthoff RF,Wienss H,Hahnel C,Wree A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare endothelial cell analysis by the center and flex-center methods in corneas with guttae of differing severity and to determine the minimum countable cell number for using only the flex-center method. METHODS:Forty-seven eyes with corneal guttae and 50 age-matched normal controls were enrolled in the ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Huang J,Liu X,Tepelus TC,Nazikyan T,Chopra V,Sadda SR,Lee OL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We analyzed laboratory results from corneal ulcers seen from 1976 to 1999 at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, a referral center in San Francisco, to determine the relative frequencies of pathogens and to analyze for trends in frequencies of the most common pathogens. The results were compared with a previou...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Varaprasathan G,Miller K,Lietman T,Whitcher JP,Cevallos V,Okumoto M,Margolis TP,Yinghui M,Cunningham ET Jr

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：PURPOSE:To present the clinical outcome of 2 cases of severe dry eye associated with Nivolumab, with 1 case progressing to corneal perforation. DESIGN:Case report. CASE 1:: A 58-year-old man with metastatic melanoma was referred for the management of severe bilateral dry eyes after undergoing his sixth cycle of Nivol...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nguyen AT,Elia M,Materin MA,Sznol M,Chow J

更新日期：2016-03-01 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 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:VCH-1 was used to measure RI at the central anterior stroma immediately after lifting the flap in neophyte patients preselected ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Amparo F,Patel S,Alió JL,Rodriguez-Prats JL,Moreno LJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a new treatment modality for recurrent corneal melting in a patient with a Boston type I keratoprosthesis (B-KPro) including in situ corneal cross-linking (CXL) and lamellar keratoplasty (LKP) as combined treatment. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:Our report concerns a 27-year-old man whose case histo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tóth G,Bucher F,Siebelmann S,Bachmann B,Hermann M,Szentmáry N,Nagy ZZ,Cursiefen C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish a time-proven "gold standard" in modified osteoodontokeratoprosthesis (OOKP) surgery. METHODS:The OOKP is the procedure of choice for restoring sight in patients with corneal blindness caused by end-stage ocular surface disease not amenable to penetrating keratoplasty. Members of the OOKP Study Gr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hille K,Grabner G,Liu C,Colliardo P,Falcinelli G,Taloni M,Falcinelli G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), currently the most common procedure for managing corneal endothelial dysfunction, may be repeated following DSEK failure from a variety of causes. This multicenter study reports the risk factors and outcomes of repeat DSEK. METHODS:This was an institutional r...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Thompson JM,Truong AH,Stern HD,Djalilian A,Cortina MS,Tu EY,Johnson P,Verdier DD,Rafol L,Lubeck D,Spektor T,Jorgensen C,Rubenstein JB,Majmudar PA,Talati R,Basti S,Feder R,Sugar A,Mian SI,Balasubramanian N,Sandhu J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To confirm the ocular tropism of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by evaluating the expression of viral entry factors in human ocular tissues using immunohistochemistry. METHODS:Fresh donor corneas and primary explant cultures of corneal, limbal, and conjunctival epithelial cells we...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Roehrich H,Yuan C,Hou JH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a simple finding, consisting of a double-line reflection from the graft inside the anterior chamber, that can be used to determine the correct donor tissue orientation in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty: which we would like to call Berrospi's sign. METHODS:Evaluation of the presence of l...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Berrospi RD,Galvis V,Bhogal M,Tello A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the management of three cases of corneal perforation associated with silicone oil in the anterior chamber. METHODS:Review of 3 case records. RESULTS:Three cases of perforation associated with silicone oil in the anterior chamber are reviewed. One patient required gluing and a bandage contact lens,...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ghosheh FR,Rapuano CJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a common eye disease caused by tear deficiency or excessive tear evaporation. Because the tear film layers play a major role in the pathogenesis of the evaporative dry eye, some previous articles have suggested the possible mechanism of dyslipidemia and DES. However, the previous resul...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Choi HR,Lee JH,Lee HK,Song JS,Kim HC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate changes in the donor corneal endothelium in the intact globe and in the in vivo rabbit cornea to characterize more fully the formation of "dark events" without relief images in the endothelial mosaic. METHODS:Six ex vivo human donor corneas in the intact globe and an in vivo rabbit model were used ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nartey IN,Cavanagh HD,Jester JV,Andrews P,Petroll WM

更新日期：1998-09-01 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: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 Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis after an uneventful cataract surgery. METHODS:Description, management, and outcomes of a biopsy-proven case of Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis. RESULTS:Two days after a routine cataract surgery elsewhere, the patient presented with acute endophthalmitis diagnosed ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Raghavan A,Veerappan S,Rangarajan V,Rajaraman R,Salian R,Mk J,L D,Ganesh Vr R,Venkatapathy N,Rammohan R

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report an unusual case of epithelial ingrowth after phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in a patient with recurrent pterygium, along with confocal microscopy findings of epithelial ingrowth. METHODS:This is a case report and review of the literature. RESULTS:A healthy 6...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Khurana S,Gupta PC,R B,Sharma VK,Ram J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of partial scleral rupture after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery. METHODS:This is a retrospective case report describing a late complication of LASIK surgery. RESULTS:A 32-year-old white woman with a history of LASIK surgery performed with a mechanical microkeratome 4 years previ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： LaMattina KC,Feder RS,Koreishi AF,Goldstein DA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide insight into the mechanism by which epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulates corneal epithelial migration, we investigated the possible interaction between EGF and cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling pathways during epithelial migration with an organ culture system for the rabbit cornea. METHODS:Rabbit corn...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nakamura M,Nishida T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pseudophakic/aphakic bullous keratopathy (PBK/ABK) human corneas accumulate an extracellular matrix glycoprotein tenascin-C (TN-C), an important modulator of cell adhesion and migration. Here, the purpose was to identify specific TN-C mRNA splice variants in normal and PBK/ABK human corneas. METHODS:Convention...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Saghizadeh M,Khin HL,Bourdon MA,Kenney MC,Ljubimov AV

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of the final "sutures out" postoperative astigmatism in two groups of keratoconus patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty is presented. Group I consists of a retrospective evaluation of keratoconus patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty without using the Troutman Keratometer prior to suturi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Belmont SC,Troutman RC,Buzard KA

更新日期：1993-09-01 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