Bacterial Keratitis in Toronto: A 16-Year Review of the Microorganisms Isolated and the Resistance Patterns Observed.

abstract：PURPOSE:The compositional, structural, and functional relationships of meibum may provide insights into the loss of tear film stability. Although the conformation of meibum lipids has been studied rigorously, that of tear lipids has not. METHODS:Tear lipids (TLHSCT) and meibum (MHSCT) from patients who had hematopoiet...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Borchman D,Ramakrishnan V,Henry C,Ramasubramanian A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of intraoperative mitomycin-C in excision of ocular surface neoplasia for prevention of recurrence. METHODS:Seven patients (eight eyes), three men and four women, aged 56 to 87 years (mean, 73.8 years), with lesions suspicious for corneal or conjunctival neoplasia, were operated on bet...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Siganos CS,Kozobolis VP,Christodoulakis EV

更新日期：2002-01-01 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 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:The aim of this study was to evaluate glaucoma onset and progression after implantation of Boston Keratoprostheses (B-KPro) and the role of glaucoma surgery. METHODS:Records of patients with B-KPro implantation during 2004 to 2009 were reviewed. Parameters relevant to B-KPro surgery and glaucoma status were re...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Crnej A,Paschalis EI,Salvador-Culla B,Tauber A,Drnovsek-Olup B,Shen LQ,Dohlman CH

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report spontaneous corneal perforation as a presenting sign of unilateral Terrien marginal degeneration in a young adult. METHODS:A 19-year-old woman presented with sudden loss of vision in her left eye of 1-day duration. Examination revealed superior corneal thinning with superficial vascularization and se...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Srinivasan S,Murphy CC,Fisher AC,Freeman LB,Kaye SB

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate clinical and ultrasonographic findings associated with advanced microbial keratitis with concurrent endophthalmitis. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analytical study of patients with severe microbial keratitis who underwent ocular ultrasonography for possible endophthalmitis at our institution...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Christopher KL,Hood CT,Mian SI,Ayres B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the first use of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) for spontaneous Descemet membrane detachment in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), keratoconus, and acute bullous keratopathy. METHODS:A case report of a 25-year-old man with OI and symptomatic unilateral bullous...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gorovoy MS,Gorovoy IR,Ullman S,Gorovoy JB

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To ascertain whether offsetting the Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) punch can expand the donor pool in conjunction with prepunched and preloaded services by recapturing the corneas otherwise excluded by the conventional central clear zone criteria. METHODS:In this retrospective review of corn...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kornberg DL,Prabhu S,Sales CS,Williams RS,Clover J,Tran KD

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure the refractive index (RI) of the human corneal stroma in vivo using an objective Abbé refractometer (VCH-1) and to determine if RI of the stroma is related to age. METHODS:The VCH-1 was calibrated against a standard subjective Abbé refractometer using 7 randomly selected turbid semiliquid media. VCH...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Patel S,Alió JL,Amparo F,Rodriguez-Prats JL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In our report, we present a suspected case of donor-derived Acanthamoeba keratitis after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. To the authors' knowledge, there have been no confirmed cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis transmission through corneal transplantation. METHODS:Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty was per...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ward MS,Bontu S,Martheswaran T,Mamalis N,Moshirfar M

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This report describes a case of multiple myeloma that presented as bilateral eyelid ecchymoses and corneal crystals in the absence of widespread signs of systemic disease. METHODS:A 55-year-old man was found to have the sudden appearance of bilateral eyelid ecchymoses after he flexed 90 degrees at the waist. O...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Goldstein DA,Schteingart MT,Birnbaum AD,Tessler HH

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the thickness and depth of lamina cribrosa (LC) in the optic nerve head region of the eyes in patients with nonglaucomatous keratoconus and to compare the thickness and depth with those of age-matched controls. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional, observational study comprising 45 patients with kera...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Akkaya S,Küçük B

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report a patient with progressive idiopathic, nonulcerative, noninflammatory, avascular, bilateral, paracentral and peripheral corneal thinning monitored for 13 years. METHODS:Because of progressive corneal thinning, the patient underwent several surgical procedures, including an arcuate lamellar keratectom...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hagen KB,Waring GO 3rd,Johnson-Wint B

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate central endothelial cell density (ECD), morphology, and central corneal thickness (CCT) in patients newly diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and to determine the correlation between these parameters and OSAHS severity. METHODS:This prospective, comparative ca...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chalkiadaki E,Andreanos K,Florou C,Droutsas K,Maniou C,Amfilochiou A,Georgalas I,Papaconstantinou D,Koutsandrea C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report two patients with glaucoma who exhibited severe damage to the corneal endothelium after a trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC). METHODS:This study includes clinical histories and specular microscopic pictures of the cases. RESULTS:Both patients were middle-aged women, underwent trabeculectomy with ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fukuchi T,Hayakawa Y,Hara H,Abe H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a novel apparatus for simulating the anterior and posterior segment pressure dynamics involved in executing Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery when using a chamber-shallowing technique. METHODS:An artificial anterior chamber (AAC), 18-mm trephine, latex glove, two 3-mL syringe...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sáles CS,Straiko MD,Fernandez AA,Odell K,Dye PK,Tran KD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the accuracy of impression cytology in the diagnosis of ocular surface neoplasia with tissue histology. METHODS:We reviewed the histories of patients diagnosed with ocular surface neoplasia at the Chiang Mai University Hospital. All patients underwent both impression cytology and tissue biopsy. We c...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tananuvat N,Lertprasertsuk N,Mahanupap P,Noppanakeepong P

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the association of systemic diseases with keratoconus in the general Korean population. METHODS:This is a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort database from 2002 to 2015, involving 1,108,369 individuals. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lee HK,Jung EH,Cho BJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lissamine green (LG) is often used in addition to fluorescein to assess the severity of conjunctival damage in dry eye syndrome, which is graded manually. Our purpose was to describe an algorithm designed for image analysis of LG conjunctival staining. METHODS:Twenty pictures of patients suffering from dry eye...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Courrier E,Renault D,Dib E,Urrea C,Kaspi M,Fournier C,Lépine T,Chiambaretta F,Hor G,He Z,Garcin T,Thuret G,Gain P

更新日期：2020-12-18 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 visual function information obtained from multiple reading tests in a dry eye population. METHODS:In this case-control, single-center clinical research center-based study, 15 subjects with dry eye (mean age 65 years) and 10 normal subjects (mean age 40 years) were incl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ousler GW 3rd,Rodriguez JD,Smith LM,Lane KJ,Heckley C,Angjeli E,Abelson MB

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients developed graft versus host disease (GvHD) following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for leukemia. One patient developed acute GvHD 12 days after transplantation, and the second developed chronic GvHD 100 days after transplantation. Tear analysis and conjunctival impression cytology were performed....

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Heitman KF,Lam KW,Maskin SL,Yee RW,Lawton AW

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent donor corneal epithelial defects following penetrating keratoplasty may lead to graft failure. We herein describe a method for providing corneal protection using a temporary suture tarsorrhaphy. This technique is simple and completely reversible, and it allows continued observation and instillation of topic...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Koenig SB,Harris GJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report our experience with 0.05%-2% topical cyclosporine in the treatment of 4 cases of severe, corticosteroid-resistant, vernal keratoconjunctivitis with shield ulcers. METHODS:Four patients with shield ulcers not responding to medical treatment with topical steroids, antihistamines, and mast-cell stabiliz...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cetinkaya A,Akova YA,Dursun D,Pelit A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the safety of intracameral injection of minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of povidone iodine (PI) on the corneal endothelium in a rabbit model as a proposed method of prophylaxis against postoperative endophthalmitis. METHODS:We included 32 New Zealand white rabbits in the study. Twenty-f...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： ElKitkat RS,Ebeid WM,Habib EK,Shoukry Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to report a case of biopsy-proven mucous membrane pemphigoid with severe bronchial involvement in a young woman. METHODS:Case report of a 17-year-old girl who presented with worsening dyspnea, skin rash, and bilateral ocular injection, symblepharon, and fornix foreshortening. Conjunctiv...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gamm DM,Harris A,Mehran RJ,Wood M,Foster CS,Mootha VV

更新日期：2006-05-01 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 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：:A modified relaxing incision technique for postkeratoplasty astigmatism is described in this article. Following the initial, standard relaxing incision techniques, a planned spreading and recutting of the initial relaxing incision was performed at 1-3-week intervals following the initial surgery. The wound may be deep...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Forstot SL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00