Donor-related risk factors and preoperative recipient-related risk factors for graft failure.

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze whether plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) eye drops preserve their biological characteristics and activity after storage for 3 and 6 months at -20°C, at 4°C, and at room temperature for 72 hours, compared with fresh samples (t0). METHODS:Blood from 6 healthy donors was harvested and centrifuged t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Anitua E,de la Fuente M,Riestra A,Merayo-Lloves J,Muruzábal F,Orive G

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：PURPOSE:Evaluation of efficacy of autologous platelet-rich plasma eyedrops as an adjunct to standard medical treatment as compared with standard medical treatment with artificial tears in acute ocular chemical injury. METHODS:Twenty eyes with grade III to grade V chemical injury were randomly assigned to 2 groups. Gro...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Panda A,Jain M,Vanathi M,Velpandian T,Khokhar S,Dada T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary corneal amyloidosis is a rare finding and only 17 cases have been reported in the literature. A case of unilateral secondary localized corneal amyloidosis is presented in a patient with bilateral interstitial keratitis and other stigmata of tertiary syphilis. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hill JC,Maske R,Bowen RM

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to produce a porcine corneal acellular matrix (ACM) and assess its possibility for biomedical applications. METHODS:Porcine corneas were treated with various concentrations of sodium dodecylsulfate for different lengths of time. Optimal conditions for processing the ACM were not...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhou Y,Wu Z,Ge J,Wan P,Li N,Xiang P,Gao Q,Wang Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a new method of visualizing human conjunctiva goblet cell mucin secretion by using a combination of impression cytology and laser scanning microscopy. METHODS:By assembling a Z-stack of confocal microscopy images taken from human impression cytology samples, we obtained 3-dimensional information ab...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Peral A,Pintor J

更新日期：2008-05-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze factors implicating the association of ReNu with MoistureLoc (ReNu ML) multipurpose contact lens solution (MPS) with the increased incidence of Fusarium keratitis. METHODS:Used contact lens cases with and without contact lenses and MPS containers were collected from patients with confirmed or possib...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhang S,Ahearn DG,Noble-Wang JA,Stulting RD,Schwam BL,Simmons RB,Pierce GE,Crow SA Jr

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the factors associated with clinically significant dry eye after keratorefractive surgery. METHODS:This is a large database retrospective study that included consecutive cases of myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) or photorefractive keratectomy performed between 2008 and 2016 at Care-Visi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Shehadeh-Mashor R,Mimouni M,Shapira Y,Sela T,Munzer G,Kaiserman I

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the surface characteristics of lenticules created by small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) with different cap thicknesses. METHODS:This prospective study included 20 consecutive patients who underwent bilateral SMILE. Surface regularity of the extracted corneal lenticule was analyzed using sc...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Weng S,Liu M,Yang X,Liu F,Zhou Y,Lin H,Liu Q

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the anterior segment parameters in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) compared with healthy control subjects. METHODS:Seventeen patients with OI and 19 age-matched healthy controls were included into this cross-sectional case-control study. Corneal topographic, topometric and Belin-Ambrósio...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Keleş A,Doğuizi S,Şahin NM,Koç M,Aycan Z

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pterygium excision with conjunctival limbal autograft (CLAG) has been used successfully for prevention of pterygium recurrence. However, long-term follow-up data in the literature are lacking regarding CLAG. METHODS:Retrospective chart review and standard statistical analysis were performed. The records of 289...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Masters JS,Harris DJ Jr

更新日期：2015-12-01 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:We aimed to evaluate a new technique using a thermosensitive glue coating for impression cytology of the ocular surface. METHODS:We prepared plasma polymerized N-isopropyl acrylamide (pNIPAM)-coated parylene C (poly(monochloro-p-xylylene)) films to obtain cytological samples from the conjunctival surface. We c...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tunc M,Yildirim U,Yuksel H,Cheng X,Humayun M,Ratner B

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)-treated patient who first developed stromal opacities with a typical granular pattern 9 years after surgery, which was confirmed as heterozygous Avellino dystrophy by DNA analysis. METHODS:A 37-year-old woman, who had undergone PRK 17 years ago, has been followed f...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Park SH,Mok J,Joo CK,Kim MS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of corneal cross-linking (CXL) in 2 cases of bullous keratopathy combined with corneal ulcer. METHODS:Two patients (2 eyes) were recruited for the sake of the study. Both suffered from bullous keratopathy and presented a gradually deteriorating, vision-threatening, central co...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kozobolis V,Labiris G,Gkika M,Sideroudi H,Kaloghianni E,Papadopoulou D,Toufexis G

更新日期：2010-02-01 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 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 describe a novel technique for removal of Descemet membrane (DM) tags or remnants in hazy corneas during Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. METHODS:The DM tags or remnants may be difficult to visualize in the presence of hazy corneas. To identify and remove the residual DM remnants and t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sharma N,Sharma VK,Arora T,Singh KR,Agarwal T,Vajpayee RB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the clinical, molecular genetic, and pathologic findings of a patient with corneal decompensation associated with the mitochondrial ophthalmoplegia plus (Kearns-Sayre) syndrome. Ultrastructurally abnormal mitochondria were observed and possibly implicate this organelle in the pathogenesis of corne...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chang TS,Johns DR,Stark WJ,Drachman DB,Green WR

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratoconus is a bilateral disorder of corneal shape which may be sporadic or genetically determined. Early corneal thinning suggests that a functional loss of structural elements is a primary event in the disease. Tensile strength of the cornea is reduced and is expressed by signs of rupture and scarring in Bowman's ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bron AJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to report a case of acanthamoeba keratitis in a 5-year-old child without a history of trauma or contact lens usage. METHODS:The history, clinical presentation, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches were reviewed. RESULTS:A 5-year-old child without any history of trauma or contact lens...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Demirci G,Ay GM,Karabas LV,Altintas O,Tamer GS,Cağlar Y

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the effect of a commonly used sodium hyaluronate preparation (Healon, Pharmacia AB, Uppsala, Sweden) on the incidence of endothelial rejection, endothelial cell loss, intraocular pressure, and corneal thickness after penetrating keratoplasty, we conducted a randomized clinical trial. Patients were...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Musch DC,Meyer RF,Sugar A,Soong HK

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During wound healing, corneal tissue has to restore its transparency for proper vision. Various cytokines and growth factors are believed to orchestrate cellular behavior in a healing cornea. This review summarizes the roles of 1 such factor, the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, in the proce...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Saika S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a new rabbit model of corneal endothelial injury using a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser. METHODS:The corneal endothelia of 2 groups of New Zealand white rabbits were treated with an Nd:YAG laser in a uniformly scattered fashion. Rabbits in group A underwent laser burns on the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhang W,Hu Y,Lu L,Liu Y,Yang X,Sun H,Ruan J,Chen J,Yao Q,Yan C,Gu P,Fu Y,Shao C,Fan X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the interactions of hyaluronan with extracellular matrix proteins (fibronectin, laminin, and type IV collagen) on corneal epithelial migration by using an organ-culture system of rabbit corneas. METHODS:Rabbit corneal blocks were cultured in the absence or presence of various reagents for a tot...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nakamura M,Nishida T

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare dry eye disease parameters between small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) and laser subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK). METHODS:This prospective, nonrandomized study included 39 eyes of 39 patients who underwent SMILE (n = 19) and LASEK (n = 20). Dry eye disease parameters included Ocular Sur...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chung B,Choi M,Lee KY,Kim EK,Seo KY,Jun I,Kim KY,Kim TI

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this case series was to evaluate the effectiveness of modified deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in eyes with scarring secondary to hydrops associated with keratoconus. METHODS:Four patients underwent modified deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. This was performed by controlled air injection ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ramamurthi S,Ramaesh K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report eyes with keratoconus that progressed during pregnancy. METHODS:Seven eyes of 4 patients with progression of keratoconus during pregnancy were included in this study. The mean age of patients and the mean follow-up duration were 29.3 years and 39 months, respectively. Progressive keratoconus was docu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bilgihan K,Hondur A,Sul S,Ozturk S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An understanding of corneal optics is important to optimize the visual outcome after eye surgery. Recent advances in the surgical techniques of lamellar keratoplasty have changed the strategies used for corneal transplantation. Lamellar keratoplasty has the advantage of having a lower rate of graft rejection, superior...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yamaguchi T,Satake Y,Dogru M,Ohnuma K,Negishi K,Shimazaki J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00