Excision of granulation tissue and free conjunctival autograft in the management of necrotizing scleritis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) performed in amblyopic aged (younger than 8 years) children. METHODS:This is a single-center retrospective study, including 11 eyes (7 congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy and 4 congenital glaucoma) of 6 children in amblyopic ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pereira NC,Pereira Gomes JÁ,Tonin C,Verardo FO,Felippe RS,Dos Santos Forseto A

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report 5-year outcomes for graft survival and endothelial cell survival after Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) including regression modeling for cell survival over time. METHODS:This is a single-institution, retrospective, consecutive interventional series of 210 primary DSEK grafts operat...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fajgenbaum MA,Hollick EJ

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nicergoline in patients with neurotrophic keratopathy. METHODS:This is a prospective, noncomparative interventional study. The study included 27 eyes of 24 patients with neurotrophic keratopathy who were unresponsive to conventional therapy. Patients were tr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lee YC,Kim SY

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We present the clinicopathologic correlations of two case and two other clinical cases of topical anesthetic abuse keratopathy that were originally diagnosed as Acanthamoeba keratitis because of ring keratitis presentation and characteristic history. METHODS:Four patients who were referred to us with suspected...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Varga JH,Rubinfeld RS,Wolf TC,Stutzman RD,Peele KA,Clifford WS,Madigan W

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effect of cataract surgery on semiautomated human corneal endothelial cell density (ECD) estimation using noncontact specular microscopy. METHODS:In this prospective clinical study, 62 consecutive patients undergoing cataract surgery were studied. To evaluate possible variations of accuracy and a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wirbelauer C,Wollensak G,Pham DT

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the effect of the corneal asphericity and toricity on the map patterns and best fit sphere (BFS) characteristics in elevation topography. METHODS:The corneal surface was modeled as a biconic surface of principal radii and asphericity values of r1 and r2 and Q1 and Q2, respectively. The apex of the ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gatinel D,Malet J,Hoang-Xuan T,Azar DT

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the current standard of care of ophthalmologists who are likely to encounter ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in their practices and to compare this with data gathered in 2003. METHODS:Invitations to a web-based survey were sent to members of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group. In...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Adler E,Turner JR,Stone DU

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess changes in biomechanical properties of human cornea after treatment of keratoconus with UV-A-riboflavin corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). DESIGN:Single-center, prospective, interventional study. METHODS:Ten eyes of 10 patients aged 26.5 +/- 5.7 (mean +/- SD) years with progressive keratoconus we...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Goldich Y,Barkana Y,Morad Y,Hartstein M,Avni I,Zadok D

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the efficacy of a topical anti-tumor necrosis factor-α agent, infliximab, in a mouse model of experimental dry eye (EDE). METHODS:EDE was induced in C57BL/6 mice, with or without topical treatment consisting of balanced salt solution or 0.001%, 0.01%, or 0.1% infliximab solutions. Tear volume an...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Li Z,Choi W,Oh HJ,Yoon KC

更新日期：2012-11-01 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, 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 assess the morphologic differences of three types of lattice corneal dystrophies (LCDs) from histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural studies. METHODS:Corneas from three patients, one LCD1, one His626Arg-LCD, and one LCD3A were processed for Congo red, betaig-h3(541-564) antibodies immunostainin...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Schmitt-Bernard CF,Schneider C,Argilés A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the efficacy of combined excimer laser photoablation and amniotic overlay membrane in the relief of symptomatic discomfort in a 17-year-old patient who had gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy. METHODS:The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was measured with Snellen letters. Slit-lamp examinatio...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Alex AF,Eter N,Uhlig CE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the findings in nine Asian-Indian patients with gelatinous droplike corneal dystrophy (GDCD). Most patients showed initial signs of bilateral decreased vision and photophobia at an early age. The siblings were affected in four cases, and parental consanguinity was recorded in seven cases. We classified the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Li S,Edward DP,Ratnakar KS,Reddy M,Tso MO

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of successful medical treatment with oral posaconazole in refractory fungal keratitis caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:A 57-year-old male, soft contact lens wearer presented with irritation, pain, photophobia, and reduced vision. Slit-lamp examination showed a la...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Arnoldner MA,Kheirkhah A,Jakobiec FA,Durand ML,Hamrah P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a novel noncontact meibography system with anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT), which is widely used in clinics for the anterior segment (cornea, anterior chamber angle, etc.), and compare the results with preexisting infrared meibography. METHODS:This research was carried out at the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hwang HS,Park CW,Joo CK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate corneal stiffness and analyze its possible influence on other corneal biomechanical and nonbiomechanical parameters in myopic eyes of Chinese patients. METHODS:A total of 387 healthy (right) myopic eyes were included in this study. Corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology was used to measure...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhang Y,Wang Y,Li L,Dou R,Wu W,Wu D,Jhanji V

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe microbial keratitis developed in a 74-year-old women receiving long-term corticosteroids. Corneal smears revealed slender, fusiform gram-negative bacilli, but the lesion continued to worsen despite intensive antibiotic treatment. After several days, Capnocytophaga sputigena was identified on culture. Specific a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ormerod LD,Foster CS,Paton BG,Haaf J,Baker AS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case series of eyes with posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy and steep nonkeratoconic corneas. METHODS:Retrospective, descriptive, nonrandomized case series. RESULTS:Thirty-five eyes of 18 patients (14 cases from 6 families and 4 isolated cases) with diffuse posterior polymorphous corneal dys...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Raber IM,Fintelmann R,Chhabra S,Ribeiro MP,Eagle RC Jr,Orlin SE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to report a case of a central Descemet membrane detachment after heavy silicone oil removal from the anterior chamber. METHODS:This is a case report of a patient operated with scleral buckling and heavy silicone oil implantation for recurrent retinal detachment. In the patient's follo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kymionis GD,Tsoulnaras KI,Xanthopoulou NA,Klados NE,Tsilimbaris MK

更新日期：2014-03-01 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:The aim of this study was to evaluate the antiangiogenic activity of AU6, a novel 6-amino acid peptide derived from Kringle V of human apolipoprotein (a). METHODS:RF/6A rhesus macaque choroid endothelial cells were used for in vitro studies. MTS [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sul...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wang Z,Zhao H,Ma JX,Xu X

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the histologic changes in corneal structure after femtosecond laser preparation of posterior lamellar discs, more specifically, the smoothness of the stromal bed and the accuracy of the predicted depth of the horizontal lamellar cut. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Nineteen human donor eyes unsuitable for tr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cheng YY,Kang SJ,Grossniklaus HE,Pels E,Duimel HJ,Frederik PM,Hendrikse F,Nuijts RM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of direct contact xylene-related vacuolar keratopathy. METHODS:Interventional case report and review of the literature. RESULTS:Xylene keratopathy is a distinct clinical entity characterized by significantly decreased visual acuity, increased corneal thickness, and the presence of corneal epi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Trujillo F,Dang D,Starck T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical features, histopathology, surgical management and possible etiopathogenesis of corneoscleral epithelial cysts. METHODS:Three patients with corneoscleral epithelial cysts underwent surgical ablation of the cysts. Material obtained during surgery was subjected to histopathologic analysis...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Rao SK,Fogla R,Biswas J,Padmanabhan P

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report a new method for image analysis of the corneal stroma. To obtain the biometric characteristics of a given area, we perform three different treatments of the same image. These automated predictions closely match each parameter (length, surface area, etc.), as measured manually by a "blind investigator." ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Karpouzas I,Durand JP,Keller N,Savoldelli M,Pouliquen Y

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the surgical and clinical outcomes of anterior lamellar keratoplasty using anterior corneal buttons from Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) donor tissue. METHODS:Retrospective data from 8 patients with unilateral limbal dermoids, treated between February 2011 and January 20...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wu KI,Chu HS,Pai AS,Hou YC,Lin SY,Chen WL,Hu FR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin A deficiency causing xerophthalmia, although a major public health issue in sub-Saharan Africa, is rarely seen in people living in developed countries. In such cases, it is usually associated with severe malnutrition caused by intestinal disorders, such as celiac disease, pancreatitis, or extensive bowel surge...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Collins CE,Koay P

更新日期：2010-07-01 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: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