Correlation between tear film osmolarity, dry eye disease, and rheumatoid arthritis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the Oxford Scheme for grading ocular surface staining in dry eye and to discuss optimization of stain detection using various dyes and filters. Also, to propose a sequence of testing for dry eye diagnosis. METHODS:The grading of corneal and conjunctival staining is described, using the Oxford Schem...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bron AJ,Evans VE,Smith JA

更新日期：2003-10-01 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 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：PURPOSE:We report two patients with primary graft failure (PGF) from a mutual donor. The surgery in each case was done by a different surgeon experienced in penetrating keratoplasty (PK). The cases were managed differently in the postoperative period with good visual results in both cases. We discuss the various manage...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Van Rensburg PD,Raber IM,Laibson PR,Eagle RC Jr

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the corneal biocompatibility of bevacizumab on various cultured human corneal cells. METHODS:Cell cultures of corneal keratinocytes (CKs), corneal fibroblasts (CFs), and corneal endothelial cells (CECs) were harvested from human donor eyes and exposed to various concentrations of bevacizumab (0.25-5.0...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yoeruek E,Spitzer MS,Tatar O,Aisenbrey S,Bartz-Schmidt KU,Szurman P

更新日期：2007-09-01 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 evaluate the effect of various ceramides on the apoptosis of corneal fibroblasts and to determine the pathway on which they act. METHOD:Corneal fibroblasts isolated and cultured from New Zealand white rabbits were exposed to various concentrations of ceramide types II and VI and phytoceramide types II and V...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kim TI,Pak JH,Tchah H,Lee SA,Kook MS

更新日期：2005-01-01 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 analyze the variations in tear quantity and quality after corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in patients with keratoconus. METHODS:This is a prospective observational study of 24 eyes with keratoconus that underwent epithelium-off CXL. The variables studied were tear film osmolarity, subjective symptoms (...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Recalde JI,Acera A,Rodríguez-Agirretxe I,Sánchez-Tena MA,San-Cristóbal J,Durán JA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of topical bevacizumab on ocular surface neovascularization among patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. METHODS:This was a retrospective, interventional case report. Three eyes of 2 patients were examined. Bevacizumab (25 mg/mL) eyedrops were applied 4 times daily for a pe...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Uy HS,Chan PS,Ang RE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case in which an eye donor had prior bilateral photorefractive keratectomies and to elucidate possible methods of evaluation and screening of donor tissue. METHODS:Case report. A 62-year-old eye donor was reported to have received radial keratotomy before his death. Further investigation by the e...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Terry MA,Ousley PJ,Rich LF,Wilson DJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of superficial keratectomy and conjunctival advancement hood flap (SKCAHF) for the treatment of bullous keratopathy in canine patients. METHODS:Nine dogs (12 eyes) diagnosed with progressive corneal edema underwent superficial keratectomy followed by placement of conjunctival advanceme...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Horikawa T,Thomasy SM,Stanley AA,Calderon AS,Li J,Linton LL,Murphy CJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of punctal occlusion using hypromellose 2% in patients with dry eye. METHODS:In this prospective, randomized single-blinded clinical trial, we evaluated 76 eyes of 38 patients (36 women and 2 men) with dry eye secondary to rheumatic diseases. In each pati...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Capita L,Chalita MR,dos Santos-Neto LL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the results of repeat Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with those of primary DSAEK. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrospective study consisted of all consecutive eyes that underwent one or more repeat DSAEK surgeries after primary DSAEK performed at Villa Serena-Villa Igea...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nahum Y,Mimouni M,Madi S,Busin M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a patient with refractory keratitis after a Boston type I keratoprosthesis treated with corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:A 29-year-old man with a history of chemical burn in the left eye underwent keratoprosthesis implantation. He developed infectious keratitis 4 mo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zarei-Ghanavati S,Irandoost F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is known to promote corneal epithelial wound healing in experimental scrape and keratectomy models. We studied its efficacy in treating alkali-burned epithelial ulceration. EGF induced hyperplasia and cell proliferation to resurface the denuded and denatured corneal stroma, but it did not...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Singh G,Foster CS

更新日期：1989-01-01 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: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:In a Strampelli osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, a patch of oral mucosa is frequently used to cover the ocular surface after implantation of an osteodental lamina into the eye. In many cases, gross modifications in the eye covering become apparent a few years later. The aim of this study was to investigate the hi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pecorella I,Maurizio T,Antonio C,Giancarlo F

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of recurrent herpes simplex virus (HSV) epithelial keratitis after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:We describe a case of a 59-year-old woman with a history of ocular HSV disease and severe proliferative d...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Shtein RM,Stahl RM,Saxe SJ,Mian SI

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of delayed bilateral Descemet's detachment with spontaneous resolution in one eye following successful treatment of the fellow eye. METHOD:Case report. RESULTS:A 78-year-old male who underwent uncomplicated bilateral cataract extraction with phacoemulsification developed delayed bilateral Des...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Couch SM,Baratz KH

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the clinical results of posterior lamellar keratoplasty (PLK) using predissected organ-cultured donor corneal tissue implanted after stripping of the Descemet membrane. METHODS:Twenty-two eyes of 22 patients in whom a PLK procedure was performed for pseudophakic bullous keratopathy and/or Fuchs endot...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nieuwendaal CP,Lapid-Gortzak R,van der Meulen IJ,Melles GJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The p63 gene has been identified as a marker of epithelial stem cells. Because pterygium may arise through an expansion of the proliferative capacity of the conjunctiva, we sought to document the expression of p63 in normal conjunctiva and pterygium specimens. METHODS:Immunostaining for p63 expression was perf...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sakoonwatanyoo P,Tan DT,Smith DR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Compare corneal endothelial image analysis by Konan SP8000 and Bio-Optics Bambi image-analysis systems. METHODS:Corneal endothelial images from 98 individuals (191 eyes), ranging in age from 4 to 87 years, with a normal slit-lamp examination and no history of ocular trauma, intraocular surgery, or intraocular ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Benetz BA,Diaconu E,Bowlin SJ,Oak SS,Laing RA,Lass JH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 (CHST6) gene in Chinese patients with macular corneal dystrophy (MCD). METHODS:Nineteen unrelated Chinese families with MCD, including 24 patients and 3 unaffected relatives, were examined. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. The coding reg...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Liu Z,Tian X,Iida N,Fujiki K,Xie P,Wang W,Ma Z,Kanai A,Murakami A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes computerized image enhancement and analysis from the digitized image of a wide-field specular micrograph to produce an output of frequency distribution of cell areas. The steps involved including image smoothing and averaging, followed by automated scanning to detect individual cell boundaries, a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hirst LW,Sterner RE,Grant DG

更新日期：1984-01-01 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 report a case of partial scleral rupture after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery. METHODS:This is a retrospective case report describing a late complication of LASIK surgery. RESULTS:A 32-year-old white woman with a history of LASIK surgery performed with a mechanical microkeratome 4 years previ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： LaMattina KC,Feder RS,Koreishi AF,Goldstein DA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative mitomycin C in preventing the recurrence of primary pterygium. METHODS:In this prospective, randomized study, 38 eyes of 35 patients with primary pterygium were evaluated. In 19 eyes, the "bare sclera technique" combined with intraoperative application of 0.2 mg/...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yanyali AC,Talu H,Alp BN,Karabas L,Ay GM,Caglar Y

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the survival rate 1 year after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in pseudophakic eyes versus combined phacoemulsification and DMEK (triple-DMEK). METHODS:Retrospective, interventional, consecutive case series. From all DMEKs performed from January 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, we select...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fajardo-Sanchez J,de Benito-Llopis L

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00