Donor eyes. A comparison of characteristics and outcomes for Eye Bank and local tissue.

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 report the outcomes of corneal fine needle diathermy (FND) with adjuvant intrastromal and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection for corneal neovascularization (CN) in children. METHODS:Medical records of all children who had undergone FND with adjuvant bevacizumab injection were reviewed retrospectively. Tr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Elbaz U,Mireskandari K,Shen C,Ali A

更新日期：2015-07-01 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 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: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 report a newly developed noninvasive method to measure the radius of tear meniscus curvature (reflective meniscometry) and its application to normal eyes, dry eyes, and other ocular surface conditions. METHODS:Two types of meniscometer--photographic and video--were devised. Both use tear meniscus as a conca...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yokoi N,Bron AJ,Tiffany JM,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the role of initial intraoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) in graft adhesion in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) during early follow-up. METHODS:This retrospective, observational, single-center case series included 118 eyes from 118 consecutive patients treated between May and Ju...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Schmeckenbächer N,Frings A,Kruse FE,Tourtas T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man with bilateral corneal infiltrates secondary to a monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is described. The corneal changes simulated a remote lattice dystrophy. Although the clinical presentation of corneal opacities secondary to paraproteinemic conditions is somewhat variable, thi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Spiegel P,Grossniklaus HE,Reinhart WJ,Thomas RH

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Using CJLAT, a chimeric herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) that produces a high incidence of herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) in latently infected rabbits, and in vivo confocal microscopy (CM), we characterized the cellular events that precede the development of HSK. METHODS:Thirty days after infection, in vivo CM was...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jester JV,Morishige N,BenMohamed L,Brown DJ,Osorio N,Hsiang C,Perng GC,Jones C,Wechsler SL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We standardized quality-controlled cord blood serum (CBS)-based eye drops and evaluated the efficacy of 1-month CBS treatment in the healing of diseased corneal epithelium in severe dry eye (DE) patients. METHODS:Seventeen graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and 13 Sjogren syndrome patients with severe persistent...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Versura P,Profazio V,Buzzi M,Stancari A,Arpinati M,Malavolta N,Campos EC

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To verify the possibility of using a commercially available ophthalmologic white light confocal microscope for imaging optical sections of donated corneas preserved at 4 degrees C, especially for endothelial evaluation. METHODS:Sixteen corneas donated to the Warsaw Eye Bank but excluded from use in surgery for...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Szaflik JP

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess changes in color discernment after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). METHODS:In this prospective, single-center study, the study group was composed of 26 patients with FECD, aged 46 to 85 years, who underwent DMEK as a singl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Price DA,Price MO,Lopez A,Price FW Jr

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

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:The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of tear film osmolarity as a diagnostic tool for detecting dry eye disease (DED) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The second aim was to determine whether there is a relationship between tear film osmolarity, a commonly used RA score, and diagnosti...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Schargus M,Wolf F,Tony HP,Meyer-Ter-Vehn T,Geerling G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare acid-base and oxidation-reduction indicators and to investigate the effect of buffer and temperature on the colorimetric detection of microbial growth in corneal preservation media. METHODS:Corneal preservation media containing gentamicin, without or with HEPES buffer, were prepared with either phen...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chu YI,Penland RL,Wilhelmus KR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Investigators have discovered that topical antiglaucoma drugs may induce meibomian gland dysfunction. This response may contribute to the dry eye disease commonly found in patients with glaucoma taking such medications. We hypothesize that drug action involves a direct effect on human meibomian gland epithelial...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhang Y,Kam WR,Liu Y,Chen X,Sullivan DA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal neovascularization complicates many anterior segment diseases. Corneal laser photocoagulation using yellow light (577 nm) has been shown to reduce corneal neovascularization. No histopathologic studies of the effects of this treatment on the eye have been reported, however. Target (cornea) and nontarget (iris,...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hemady RK,Baer JC,Foster CS

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of mitomycin C (MMC) on the exacerbation of corneal opacity that occurs in patients with granular corneal dystrophy type II (GCD II) after refractive corneal surface ablation. METHODS:Ten eyes of patients with GCD II who underwent refractive corneal surface ablation with MMC were compare...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ha BJ,Kim TI,Choi SI,Stulting RD,Lee DH,Cho HS,Kim EK

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the intrastromal layer of corneal deposits in granular corneal dystrophy (GCD). DESIGN:Investigative case report. METHODS:A 32-year-old woman with bilateral decreased vision because of corneal deposits was examined with cross-sectional scans using optical coherence tomography (OCT). RESULTS:Vi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Meyer CH,Sekundo W

更新日期：2004-04-01 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:To report a unique case of bilateral Chandler syndrome with recurrent band keratopathy. METHODS:This is a retrospective observational case report. RESULTS:A 39-year-old Asian man presented with progressive painless diminution of vision in both eyes for 6 years. Examination revealed diffuse corneal edema, hamm...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Agarwal M,Dhiman R,Subramanian K

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to compare the effect of chloramphenicol eye drops or ointment, high-concentration hyaluronic acid, or no treatment on reepithelialization of corneal erosions in an experimental model. METHODS:Uniform 6-mm corneal erosions were created in 23 rabbit eyes. The rabbits were randomized to...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Barequet IS,Harizman N,Ziv H,Rosner M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report 2 cases of corneal perforation associated with a persistent epithelial defect (PED), which were treated with eye drops containing the fibronectin-derived peptide PHSRN (Pro-His-Ser-Arg-Asn). METHODS:A 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old man presented with corneal perforation associated with a PED cause...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Morita Y,Morishige N,Yamada N,Ohta M,Sonoda KH,Nishida T

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following is a case report of a 61-year-old woman with a 10-year history of pemphigus vulgaris, successfully treated with steroids and cytotoxic agents. The patient developed severe herpes zoster ophthalmicus, complicated by a staph-indolent corneal ulcer. This case illustrates several of the many unfortunate opht...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Webb RM,Duke MA

更新日期：1985-01-01 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:The aim of this study was to compare topographic and biomechanical properties of corneas in patients with acromegaly with those of healthy individuals. METHODS:Thirty-five patients with acromegaly (study group) and 35 healthy individuals (control group) were enrolled in this prospective study. Topographic meas...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Altinkaynak H,Duru N,Ersoy R,Kalkan Akcay E,Ugurlu N,Cagil N,Cakir B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the quality of stromal bed and the safety on endothelium in preparation of donor tissue for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in a masked fashion using 2 mechanical microkeratomes and a femtosecond laser. METHODS:Deep anterior lamellar dissection was performed on 15 donor cornea...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mootha VV,Heck E,Verity SM,Petroll WM,Lakshman N,Muftuoglu O,Bowman RW,McCulley JP,Cavanagh HD

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the applicability of culture supernatant of human amniotic cells on basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced corneal neovascularization. METHODS:Human amniotic epithelial and mesenchymal cells (AC) were obtained from human amniotic membranes by digesting with collagenase and maintained in serum...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kobayashi N,Kabuyama Y,Sasaki S,Kato K,Homma Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00