Treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis by corneal cross-linking.

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effect of successful repositioning/rebubbling of the graft on endothelial cell counts (ECCs) in eyes after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. METHODS:This retrospective study reviewed the outcomes of 58 eyes that underwent Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mashor RS,Kaiserman I,Kumar N,Sansanayudh W,Rootman D

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the relationship between corneal thinning measured by clinician-graded slit-lamp examination compared with ultrasound pachymetry (USP), anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT), and the Pentacam. METHODS:Patients with corneal thinning underwent USP, AS-OCT, Pentacam measurements and sta...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Oatts JT,Keenan JD,Mannis T,Lietman TM,Rose-Nussbaumer J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laser-assisted epilation of eyebrow hair has become a common practice, but a number of ocular complications can occur. We report the cases of 2 patients who had unilateral anterior uveitis after having undergone laser removal of eyebrow hair. METHODS:This report describes 2 patients who experienced eye pain, p...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gunes A,Yasar C,Tok L,Tok O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether autologous Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty is technically feasible and whether it eliminates the risk of endothelial rejection in "only eyes" at high risk of immunological rejection. METHODS:This is a prospective observational interventional study from 2016 to 2018 with a 24-mo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Myerscough J,Friehmann A,Bovone C,Busin M

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:Meibomian glands secrete the oily layer of the tear film, which prevents excessive evaporation of tear fluid. Dysfunction of meibomian glands is not only one of the causes of evaporative dry eye but also one of the main causes of entire dry eye. To understand the pathophysiology of meibomian gland dysfunction, it is i...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Arita R,Fukuoka S,Morishige N

更新日期：2017-11-01 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 study the predisposing conditions, treatments, and visual outcomes of nontraumatic corneal perforations. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was conducted of all nontraumatic corneal perforations seen between January 1992 and December 1998, with > or = 3 months of follow-up, at the Cornea Service Wills Eye...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lekskul M,Fracht HU,Cohen EJ,Rapuano CJ,Laibson PR

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the tear levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in eyes after Boston keratoprosthesis type I (B-KPro) implantation and to correlate these markers with the established B-KPro prognostic categories. METHODS:Tear washes were co...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Robert MC,Arafat SN,Spurr-Michaud S,Chodosh J,Dohlman CH,Gipson IK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to report the first case of fungal keratitis resulting from Thielavia sp. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review. RESULTS:A 10-year old girl presented 2 weeks after ocular plant injury with pain and corneal stromal infiltration with central ulceration and ill-defined m...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Theoulakis P,Goldblum D,Zimmerli S,Muehlethaler K,Frueh BE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if Cornisol is as effective as Optisol-GS as an intermediate-term corneal storage medium. METHODS:A prospective, in vitro, randomized, partially masked study using paired donor corneas. Optical grade tissues not suitable for surgery were used. After performing baseline slit lamp evaluation, one ti...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Basak S,Prajna NV

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study dry eye and analyze pathogenic factors in patients after cataract surgery. METHODS:A total of 37 patients (50 eyes) were studied by using a 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ25) and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) 3 days before and 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Li XM,Hu L,Hu J,Wang W

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the corneal topographic characteristics of first-degree relatives of patients with keratoconus with corneal topography to determine the incidence of clinical keratoconus and topographic abnormalities. METHODS:Between February and August 2006, Orbscan II analysis was done in 144 eyes of 72 cases who...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kaya V,Utine CA,Altunsoy M,Oral D,Yilmaz OF

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:An 81-year-old man with metastatic prostate carcinoma underwent a penetrating keratoplasty for phlyctenular keratitis. Two years later he developed a fleshy, vascular mass in the superotemporal corneal graft wound, at the site of prior graft sutures. An excisional biopsy of the mass was performed to rule out metastati...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： De Potter P,Tardio DJ,Shields CL,Shields JA

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe whether deep lamellar keratectomy with a conjunctival flap is effective for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. METHODS:Two patients (three eyes) had at least a 4-week history of painful keratitis misdiagnosed as herpetic keratitis and bacterial keratitis. Both patients were started on multipl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cremona G,Carrasco MA,Tytiun A,Cosentino MJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Endogenous hyaluronan (HA) has previously been shown to be a part of corneal wound healing after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). HA is known to bind considerable amounts of water. This study aimed to show whether HA colocalized with water in the wound area after PRK. METHODS:Five New Zealand White rabbits w...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Weber BA,Fagerholm P,Johansson B

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy and safety of intraductal meibomian gland probing in patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction who experienced little improvement with eyelid warming, massage, or artificial tears. METHODS:Forty-nine patients with obstructive meibomian gland dysfunction were randomly divided ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ma X,Lu Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present long-term clinical and visual outcomes of patients with Peters anomaly. METHODS:The charts of all patients diagnosed with Peters anomaly from January 2000 to December 2012 were reviewed retrospectively. Peters anomaly was classified as type I (with no lens involvement) or type II (presence of kerato...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Elbaz U,Strungaru H,Mireskandari K,Stephens D,Ali A

更新日期：2020-11-04 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 the effects of levobunolol hydrochloride and timolol maleate on tear volume, precorneal tear film stability, and corneal epithelial barrier function in normal human eyes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:The study population consisted of 14 healthy volunteers. To obtain pretreatment baseline values, we determin...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ishibashi T,Yokoi N,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the validity of the observations made by specialist corneal surgeons that there seems to be an absence or loss of older patients with keratoconus (KC). METHODS:Using a PubMed search and key words such as KC, epidemiology, mortality, mitral valve prolapse, atopy, and asthma, the literature related to...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： McMonnies CW

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of Beauveria bassiana keratitis and to discuss the management of this rare condition. METHODS:An 82-year-old woman underwent surgical repair of a graft wound dehiscence. Seven months later, shortly after the removal of sutures, the patient developed a fungal keratitis. B. bassiana was identi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kisla TA,Cu-Unjieng A,Sigler L,Sugar J

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a 16-year-old woman who had peripheral keratitis as a presenting sign of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), which rapidly progressed to acute renal failure. METHOD:Case report. RESULTS:The patient's vasculitis was diagnosed by renal biopsy, which was evaluated with histologic, immunofluorescence, and e...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Darlington JK,Mannis MJ,Segal WA,Feiz V,Klug DE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the expression of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in healthy corneas and corneas with active or nonactive herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK). METHODS:Eight corneas with HSK (including 5 active and 3 nonactive cases) and 8 healthy corneas were evaluated for TLR1-10 mRNA by reverse transcription-polymerase cha...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jin X,Qin Q,Chen W,Qu J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective analysis of 291 consecutive scleral rim cultures, taken at the time of corneal transplantation, from 1981 to 1986. There were 82 positive cultures (39%), and the most common pathogen was Staphylococcus epidermidis, with 24 positive cultures (30%). Ten of these (42%) were resistant to genta...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mathers WD,Lemp MA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Measurement of central corneal thickness (CCT) plays an essential role in the diagnosis and treatment of many ocular diseases. In this study, we aimed to compare the CCT measurements obtained using the Scheimpflug system (Pentacam; Oculus, Inc) with a retinal optical coherence tomography device (Stratus OCT; Ca...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ceylan OM,Turk A,Erdurman C,Mumcuoglu T,Erdem U,Gokce G,Dagli S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Surgical excision is the standard treatment for pterygium. This study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel technique using low-temperature plasma (LTP) for excision and hemostasis in pterygium surgery. METHODS:A prospective, comparative, and randomized clinical trial was conducted on 60...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Huang H,Li S,Zhong J,Wang B,Peng L,Deng Y,Wang M,Yuan J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of posterior amorphous corneal dystrophy in members of the same family. We correlated the clinical findings with refraction, topography, and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). This is the first report of UBM findings in amorphous corneal dystrophy and we describe the depth of stromal opacification me...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Castelo Branco B,Chalita MR,Casanova FH,Castelo Branco AB,Allemann N,de Freitas D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report clinical outcome of treating ocular demodecosis by lid scrub with tea tree oil (TTO). METHODS:Retrospective review of clinical results in 11 patients with ocular Demodex who received weekly lid scrub with 50% TTO combined with daily lid hygiene with tea tree shampoo. RESULTS:These 11 patients also h...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gao YY,Di Pascuale MA,Elizondo A,Tseng SC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00