Optical coherence tomography anatomy of the corneal endothelial transplantation wound.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a surgical technique to achieve the desired plane during deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in eyes with Descemet membrane (DM) tears due to previous hydrops. METHODS:This was a prospective, consecutive, interventional case series of DALK in 12 keratoconic eyes with healed hydrops. Dissecti...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Goweida MB,Sobhy M,Seifelnasr M,Liu C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP) with three different instruments, Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT), noncontact tonometer, and Tono-Pen after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia. METHODS:A prospective case series study to evaluate preoperative and postoperative IOP measurements of 149 ey...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Garzozi HJ,Chung HS,Lang Y,Kagemann L,Harris A

更新日期：2001-01-01 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:The significance of ocular or corneal aberrations may be subject to misinterpretation whenever eyes with different pupil sizes or the application of different Zernike expansion orders are compared. A method is shown that uses simple mathematical interpolation techniques based on normal data to rapidly determine...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Smolek MK

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane in corneal ulcers refractive to conventional treatment and amniotic membrane with fibrin glue in corneal perforations. METHODS:Amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) was performed in 33 eyes from 32 patients for corneal ulcers refractive to conventional treatment....

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hick S,Demers PE,Brunette I,La C,Mabon M,Duchesne B

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess donor rim culture results and outcomes of ocular infections in the Cornea Preservation Time Study (CPTS). METHODS:Donor corneal rim cultures were optional. Donor characteristics were assessed for association with positive cultures using the Fisher exact test and Poisson regression analyses. Incidence...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mian SI,Aldave AJ,Tu EY,Ayres BD,Jeng BH,Macsai MS,Nordlund ML,Penta JG,Pramanik S,Szczotka-Flynn LB,Ayala AR,Liang W,Maguire MG,Lass JH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present outcomes of combined pars plana vitrectomy, silicone oil (SO) injection, and permanent keratoprosthesis (Kpro) procedure in prephthisical eyes. METHODS:All 3 patients were monocular with chronic severe hypotony, aphakia, and total corneal opacity in their vital eye. Preoperative visual acuity ranged...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Utine CA,Gehlbach PL,Zimmer-Galler I,Akpek EK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To bioengineer a corneal surface replacement using ex vivo expanded, cultured corneal epithelial stem cells seeded on a matrix derived from amniotic membrane and use this bioengineered graft to manage difficult ocular surface disease. METHODS:Fourteen patients with ocular surface disease unresponsive to standa...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Schwab IR,Reyes M,Isseroff RR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Videokeratoscopes provide a wealth of information about the topography of the ocular surface. Although there have been numerous studies of the accuracy and precision of videokeratoscopes with inanimate test objects, little information exists on their precision (repeatability) for real eyes. METHODS:To investig...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Buehren T,Collins MJ,Iskander DR,Davis B,Lingelbach B

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between a Mediterranean dietary pattern (MeDi) and Vitamin D levels on dry eye syndrome (DES). METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study. Male patients seen in the Miami Veterans Affairs eye clinic with normal eyelid, corneal, and conjunctival anatomy were r...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Galor A,Gardener H,Pouyeh B,Feuer W,Florez H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of interface infection by Candida albicans after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). METHODS:A 30-year-old man with keratoconus underwent DALK. Four weeks after surgery, the patient developed multiple infiltrates in the graft-host interface with absence of intraocular infection. Donor ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fontana L,Parente G,Di Pede B,Tassinari G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of subconjunctival injection of suramin on corneal neovascularization in rabbits. METHODS:Corneal neovascularization was induced by silk suturing of the corneal stroma in 40 eyes of 40 male New Zealand white rabbits. Five days after suture placement, all rabbits were randomly divided int...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lee HS,Chung SK

更新日期：2010-01-01 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 a case of corneal ulceration and perforation after PRK connected with high doses of ketorolac tromethamine (Acula). METHODS:A 31-year-old man presented 5 days after PRK in the left eye with corneal ulceration and perforation requiring penetrating keratoplasty. The patient admitted to using Acular eve...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mian SI,Gupta A,Pineda R 2nd

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy and surgical success rates of amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation performed for corneal perforation closure using a novel technique. METHODS:This study included 6 eyes from 6 patients with corneal perforation who had received AM transplantation between May 2...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Namba H,Narumi M,Nishi K,Goto S,Hayashi S,Yamashita H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical and in vivo confocal microscopic findings of the cornea in 2 male siblings with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome. METHODS:Two male siblings 27 and 22 years of age who had been diagnosed with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome underwent ophthalmologic assessment. In vivo confocal microscopy of their cornea...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mocan MC,Eldem B,Irkec M

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in conjunction with postoperative corticosteroids may reactivate latent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) to cause persistent postoperative epithelial defects. The clinical diagnosis of HSV keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty is difficult because the postoperative appearance may b...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Portnoy SL,Beyer CF,Hill JM,Kaufman HE

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

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 evaluate and compare corneal higher-order aberrations (HOAs) after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK), femtosecond laser-assisted penetrating keratoplasty (FLAK), and conventional penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). METHODS:A retrospective comparison of consecutive surgical series of ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chamberlain W,Omid N,Lin A,Farid M,Gaster RN,Steinert RF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the use of excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) in the treatment of corneal subepithelial nodular scarring in a child with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS), a form of ectodermal dysplasia. METHODS:A case report and review of the literature. RESULTS:Excimer laser PTK successfully treated t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Stahl J,Fulcher S,Berkeley R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether canalicular occlusion with collagen and silicone plugs reduces the severity of symptoms in patients with conjunctivitis secondary to dry eye. METHODS:This was a prospective, randomized, double-masked study conducted at a single center in Mexico, in which 61 patients with dry eye/conjunctiv...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nava-Castaneda A,Tovilla-Canales JL,Rodriguez L,Tovilla Y Pomar JL,Jones CE

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight pseudomonal species were involved in 106 invasive infections of the eye; all were community acquired. Eighteen percent of the total and 9% of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were gentamicin resistant, as defined using conventional criteria. All 10 cases of "resistant" pseudomonal (nine P. aeruginosa) keratiti...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ormerod LD,Heseltine PN,Alfonso E,Becker MI,Kenyon KR,Baerveldt G,Smith RE

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the prevalence of different topographic patterns in refractive surgery candidates and to estimate the extent of candidate rejection based on topography alone. METHODS:We performed a retrospective evaluation of videokeratographies of previously unoperated refractive surgery candidates. The defined t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Varssano D,Kaiserman I,Hazarbassanov R

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish determining factors for fast corneal sensitivity (CS) recovery after pterygium excision. METHODS:Thirty-two eyes of 14 males and 18 females with primary nasal pterygium were recruited. Differences in CS (in the 4 quadrants and the center using a Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer), pterygium corneal area...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Julio G,Campos P,Pujol P,Munguia A,Mas-Aixala E

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 34-year-old man who had uncomplicated cataract surgery in his left eye. Medical history was significant for atopic dermatitis, requiring oral immunosuppressive medications. Two days after the surgery, the patient presented with pain, photophobia, decreased vision, and a small corneal abrasion. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Patel NN,Teng CC,Sperber LT,Dodick JM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether glucocorticoids suppress corneal lymphatic vessel growth (lymphangiogenesis) or induce lymphatic vessel regression. METHODS:We measured human lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation and collagen-induced tubulogenesis in culture conditions with and without dexamethasone, a potent glucocort...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Steele MM,Kelley PM,Schieler AM,Tempero RM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to investigate the possible association of proteoglycans with D-periodic collagen fibrils in the human cornea and sclera, using energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy (EF-TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). METHODS:Human cornea and sclera were digested with keratanase to eliminate kerat...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Miyagawa A,Kobayashi M,Fujita Y,Hamdy O,Hirano K,Nakamura M,Miyake Y

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal transplantation is the standard of care for pediatric corneal opacities, but little consensus exists on optimal surgical management. Our goal was to evaluate cross-sectional data of donor and recipient characteristics collected from eye banks providing tissue for pediatric corneal transplant cases to as...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhu AY,Prescott CR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The efficacy of gene therapy using nonviral vector based on polyplex micelle has been studied against corneal neovascularization in mice. METHODS:A block copolymer, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-block-polycation carrying ethylenediamine units in the side chain (PEG-b-P[Asp(DET)]), was prepared. PEG-b-P[Asp(DET)]...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Iriyama A,Usui T,Yanagi Y,Amano S,Oba M,Miyata K,Nishiyama N,Kataoka K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00