Anterior segment optical coherence tomography for transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy in central corneal stromal scarring.

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of keratitis and corneal melt after conductive keratoplasty (CK) enhancement. METHOD:Case report. RESULTS:A 52-year-old woman with emmetropic presbyopia had undergone previous CK for monovision and underwent CK enhancement 4 years later. Postoperatively, she was managed with ketorolac trometh...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Khalifa YM,Mifflin MD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Light reflex from the cornea and tear film as contributors to beautiful eyes ("eye sparkling") are reviewed. METHODS:A systematic literature review was conducted using "Purkinje-Sanson image," "corneal light reflex," "corneal topography," "corneal wavefront aberration," and "tear interference image" as search ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Goto E

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to estimate both the direct and indirect annual cost of managing dry eye disease (DED) in the United States from a societal and a payer's perspective. METHODS:A decision analytic model was developed to estimate the annual cost for managing a cohort of patients with dry eye with differ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yu J,Asche CV,Fairchild CJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the mean corneal diameter and its determinants in the population of Tehran. METHODS:From the Tehran Eye Study participants who were sampled through a stratified cluster approach, those in the first 4 municipality districts of Tehran were selected, and after applying the inclusion and exclusion cri...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hashemi H,KhabazKhoob M,Yazdani K,Mehravaran S,Mohammad K,Fotouhi A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The study aimed to determine whether detectable concentrations of colchicine are present in the tear fluid of treated patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and thus demonstrate a possible route by which colchicine reaches the corneal surface. METHODS:Tear fluid samples (50-100 microL) were collected...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Leibovitch I,Alster Y,Scherrmann JM,Azmon B,Barequet IS,Livneh A,O'Brien TP,Lazar M,Loewenstein A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of endophthalmitis caused by Clostridium sordellii. METHODS:A 33-year-old man sustained a penetrating injury of the right eye that resulted in several ocular surgical procedures including pars plana vitrectomy, scleral buckling, scleral-sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens, and penetrati...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zink JM,Singh-Parikshak R,Sugar A,Johnson MW

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to investigate the association between atherosclerotic changes in the common carotid artery (CA) and conjunctival and corneal calcification (CCC) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. METHODS:Fifty eyes of MHD patients with the highest CCC scores were enrolled. CCCs were scored according to the ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Çalışkan S,Hekimoğlu A,Çelikay O,Biçer T,Canbakan B,Aylı MD,Gürdal C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report two patients with glaucoma who exhibited severe damage to the corneal endothelium after a trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC). METHODS:This study includes clinical histories and specular microscopic pictures of the cases. RESULTS:Both patients were middle-aged women, underwent trabeculectomy with ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fukuchi T,Hayakawa Y,Hara H,Abe H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical signs of Descemet membrane (DM) detachment due to forceps-related birth injury and its subsequent management using optical coherence tomography. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:A 3-day-old term infant presented with left eye corneal clouding and a definitive history of traumatic forceps-...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kancherla S,Shue A,Pathan MF,Sylvester CL,Nischal KK

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the long-term changes in anterior and posterior corneal irregular astigmatism and curvatures after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). METHODS:Fifty eyes of 28 patients underwent SMILE for myopic astigmatism. All procedures were performed using the VisuMax® femtosecond laser. A Scheimpflug...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sideroudi H,Lazaridis A,Messerschmidt-Roth A,Labiris G,Kozobolis V,Sekundo W

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether corneal epithelial defects and epitheliopathy in patients with unilateral dysfunction of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (neurotrophic keratitis) is associated with reduced aqueous tear production. Sensation of the skin, cornea, and nasal mucosa, aqueo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Heigle TJ,Pflugfelder SC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects of single radial or horizontal suture placement in 2-step clear corneal incision (CCI) wound apposition and permeability to particles of India ink. METHODS:Five fresh human globes were included. Two 25-gauge needles connected to a saline solution bag and to a digital manometer were ins...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： May WN,Castro-Combs J,Kashiwabuchi RT,Tattiyakul W,Qureshi-Said S,Hirai F,Behrens A

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Two cases of intracorneal hemorrhage developing as a complication of aphakic contact lens use are reported. Patient 1 had a penetrating keratoplasty to restore vision and therefore the histologic examination could be performed on the corneal button. In patient 2 the contact lens use was discontinued with partial resol...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： al-Hussaini AK,Friedlander MH,Karcioglu ZA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In our report, we present a suspected case of donor-derived Acanthamoeba keratitis after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. To the authors' knowledge, there have been no confirmed cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis transmission through corneal transplantation. METHODS:Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty was per...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ward MS,Bontu S,Martheswaran T,Mamalis N,Moshirfar M

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the vision-related quality of life (QOL) and satisfaction of elderly patients who underwent corneal transplantations. METHODS:Survey data using a modified version of the Visual Function Index were collected in February-March 2013 from 175 patients (age ≥65 years) of 414 elig...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Puri S,Robinson SB,Wang J,Sikder S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure subbasal nerve density and orientation in normal human corneas across a broad age range. METHODS:Sixty-five normal corneas of 65 subjects were examined by using tandem scanning confocal microscopy. Ages of subjects ranged from 15 to 79 years (mean 46 +/- 19 years), with 5 subjects from each hemideca...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Erie JC,McLaren JW,Hodge DO,Bourne WM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the influence of incision size on dry eye symptoms in the small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure. METHODS:Ninety-four eyes of 47 patients with myopia and/or myopic astigmatism who had undergone the SMILE procedure were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into 3 groups a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cetinkaya S,Gulmez M,Mestan E,Ucar F,Ali N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the changes of corneal thickness and curvature of human corneal grafts in organ culture medium II, containing dextran T500 6%, before keratoplasty. METHODS:We examined the tomography of 24 corneas from our eye bank transferred from medium I into medium II. Images were repeated hourly during 24 hou...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hamon L,Daas L,Mäurer S,Weinstein I,Quintin A,Schulz K,Langenbucher A,Seitz B

更新日期：2020-12-04 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:The compositional, structural, and functional relationships of meibum may provide insights into the loss of tear film stability. Although the conformation of meibum lipids has been studied rigorously, that of tear lipids has not. METHODS:Tear lipids (TLHSCT) and meibum (MHSCT) from patients who had hematopoiet...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Borchman D,Ramakrishnan V,Henry C,Ramasubramanian A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This report describes a case of multiple myeloma that presented as bilateral eyelid ecchymoses and corneal crystals in the absence of widespread signs of systemic disease. METHODS:A 55-year-old man was found to have the sudden appearance of bilateral eyelid ecchymoses after he flexed 90 degrees at the waist. O...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Goldstein DA,Schteingart MT,Birnbaum AD,Tessler HH

更新日期：2005-08-01 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: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 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:Peters anomaly is the most common cause of congenital corneal opacities. Although conservative management is often ineffective except in mild cases, surgical intervention in the form of penetrating keratoplasty is fraught with unpredictability and often has unacceptable postoperative outcomes. As such, there is...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Soh YQ,Mehta JS

更新日期：2018-03-01 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 determine the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the serum of cornea donors who had been previously screened by social and medical history by the Eye Bank of Canada, Ontario Division. METHOD:A retrospective examination of the donor records of the Ey...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Armstrong SA,Gangam N,Chipman ML,Rootman DS

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review data on malpractice claims related to refractive surgery to identify common allegations and injuries and financial outcomes. METHODS:The WestlawNext database was reviewed for all malpractice lawsuits/settlements related to refractive eye surgery. Data evaluated included patient demographics, type of ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Custer BL,Ballard SR,Carroll RB,Barnes SD,Justin GA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00