Partitioning an Artificial Anterior Chamber With a Latex Diaphragm to Simulate Anterior and Posterior Segment Pressure Dynamics: The "DMEK Practice Stage," Where Surgeons Can Rehearse the "DMEK Dance".

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify risk factors for the occurrence of bleeding complications after enucleation for cornea donation, in order to develop preventive activities to reduce the occurrence of bleeding complications and especially the development of ocular hematomas. METHODS:From all Dutch cornea donors deceased in the year...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： van Wijk MJ,Nijenhuis MV,Dorrepaal CA,Bokhorst AG

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells isolated from connective tissues are pluripotent and differentiate into phenotypes of connective tissue cell lineages (osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes) in vitro and in vivo. They have been used to treat mouse models of connective tissue disease such as lumican-null (Lum) and mucopolysa...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kao WW,Coulson-Thomas VJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the histopathologic characteristics of a 51-year-old Castroviejo square graft that remained functional for more than 50 years and to describe the wound-healing characteristics over this period of time. METHODS:An 80-year-old woman with a history of keratoconus underwent penetrating keratoplasty wit...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Graue-Hernández EO,Harocopos G,Bradley JC,Smith ME,Mannis MJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 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 report our experience in treating two cases of Scedosporium apiospermum keratitis and provide a review of basic scientific and clinical data regarding the treatment of this visually devastating disease. METHOD:We present a case report and literature review. RESULTS:A 35-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wu Z,Ying H,Yiu S,Irvine J,Smith R

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the possibility of light damage to the retina by a surgical microscope during implantation of a Boston Keratoprosthesis (B-KPro) in rabbits. METHODS:The retinal irradiance from a Zeiss OPMI Lumera S7 operating microscope was measured at the working distance (16.5 cm). Light ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Salvador-Culla B,Behlau I,Sayegh RR,Stacy RC,Dohlman CH,Delori F

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of direct contact xylene-related vacuolar keratopathy. METHODS:Interventional case report and review of the literature. RESULTS:Xylene keratopathy is a distinct clinical entity characterized by significantly decreased visual acuity, increased corneal thickness, and the presence of corneal epi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Trujillo F,Dang D,Starck T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRSs) are small arc-like implants that are being used increasingly as a minimally invasive treatment for patients with keratoconus. This study assessed the effectiveness of KeraRing implants, a type of ICRS, to treat keratoconus. METHODS:Retrospective case series descriptiv...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gharaibeh AM,Muhsen SM,AbuKhader IB,Ababneh OH,Abu-Ameerh MA,Albdour MD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Studies of Treg are not only necessary for understanding the mechanism of immune homeostasis but also extremely useful for the development of treatments of various immune diseases. Forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) was identified as the master g...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ito M,Iizuka-Koga M,Ando M,Yoshimura A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the clinical outcomes after sequential surgical implantation of intracorneal ring segments and transepithelial corneal collagen cross-linking (TE-CXL) in keratoconic eyes. METHODS:In this consecutive randomized study, 40 eyes of 29 patients with progressive mild to moderate keratoconus were included ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Elsaftawy HS,Ahmed MH,Saif MY,Mousa R

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the proportion of patients who were dispensed amantadine and diagnosed with corneal edema or Fuchs dystrophy within specified time frames. METHODS:Postmarketing surveillance study. The national Veterans Health Administration pharmacy and clinical databases were used to identify a cohort of veteran...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： French DD,Margo CE

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare higher-order aberrations (HOAs) after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in patients with and without intraoperative angle kappa adjustments. METHODS:This is a retrospective case series. One hundred six eyes of 106 patients who underwent SMILE at Tianjin Eye Hospital (Tianjin Medical Univer...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Shao T,Wang Y,Ng ALK,Chan TCY,Hao W,Zhang J,Cheng GPM,Jhanji V

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the incidence, clinically relevant factors, and antibiotic sensitivity profile of cases of enterococcal keratitis presenting at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2005. METHODS:The records of all corneal cultures submitted to the Microbiology Laboratory of the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Rau G,Seedor JA,Shah MK,Ritterband DC,Koplin RS

更新日期：2008-09-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis after Salmonella gastroenteritis. METHODS:Case report with description of treatment and outcome. RESULTS:The peripheral ulcerative keratitis gradually resolved in both eyes after appropriate systemic antibiotic therapy and local ocular care. CON...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yang J,Baltatzis S,Foster CS

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether glucocorticoids suppress corneal lymphatic vessel growth (lymphangiogenesis) or induce lymphatic vessel regression. METHODS:We measured human lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation and collagen-induced tubulogenesis in culture conditions with and without dexamethasone, a potent glucocort...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Steele MM,Kelley PM,Schieler AM,Tempero RM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective chemotherapy for Acanthamoeba keratitis has been hampered because of the marked resistance of the parasites to a variety of antimicrobial agents. In view of the fact that topical Brolene (propamidine isethionate) and neosporin are currently considered to be the medical treatment of choice in Europe, we sough...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Alizadeh H,Silvany RE,Meyer DR,Dougherty JM,McCulley JP

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:The treatment of herpes simplex keratitis has ranged from simple debridement to the use of prototypic antiviral agents specific to the herpes family, such as acyclovir. The various treatment modalities for dendritic keratitis, for the most part, have been effective. However, in recent years numerous reports of antivir...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Minkovitz JB,Pepose JS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of partial limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) caused by epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica mutilans Hallopeau-Siemens treated by transplantation of autologous ex vivo expanded limbal epithelium. METHODS:Review of the clinical findings of an 11.5-year-old boy with unilateral LSCD and epidermolys...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Thanos M,Pauklin M,Steuhl KP,Meller D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the effect of topical cyclosporin A on herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) in a mouse model. METHODS:The corneas of BALB/c mice were infected with herpes simplex type 1 virus. The mice were divided into 4 groups according to topical treatment methods: vehicle solution, 0.01% cyclosporin A, 0.1% cyclospor...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yoon KC,Heo H,Kang IS,Lee MC,Kim KK,Park SH,Cho KO

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a distinct and unusual superficial dendriform keratopathy that can be seen in postkeratoplasty eyes. METHOD:Three Caucasian women in their sixth decade of life were referred to the Corneal and External Disease Service at the University of California, Davis, and underwent penetrating keratoplasty fo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mannis MJ,Garcia-Ferrer FJ,Davitt S

更新日期：1998-05-01 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 retrospectively examined Michigan Eye-Bank and Transplantation Center data on all eye/cornea donors in Michigan and Illinois for whom human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody screening results were available. This was done to compare the HIV-antibody positive serology rate in hospital versus medical examiner don...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Danneffel MB,Sugar A

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of traumatic flap partial dislocation and subsequent diffuse lamellar inflammation 14 months after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) retreatment. METHODS:Case report of a late flap dislocation that occurred during routine recreational activity (struck with a finger in the right eye while pl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Aldave AJ,Hollander DA,Abbott RL

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to study an alternative technique of lamellar separation of corneal layers for therapeutic keratoplasty in place of an en bloc removal of host corneal button in eyes with perforated corneal ulcers with pseudocornea. METHODS:Twelve eyes with perforated corneal ulcers with pseudocornea in...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Vajpayee RB,Singhvi A,Sharma N,Sinha R

更新日期：2006-01-01 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:Descemetocele is a severe complication of corneal ulceration associated with a high risk of perforation. We describe a modified air-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) technique for the surgical management of small and large epithelialized descemetoceles. METHODS:Two representative cases are pr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gabison EE,Doan S,Catanese M,Chastang P,Ben M'hamed M,Cochereau I

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors sought to determine whether adenovirus could infect human corneal epithelium in vivo. They reviewed the medical records of six patients with adenovirus-positive viral corneal cultures who were examined at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between March 21, 1986, and December 31, 1992. The six patients with a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chodosh J,Miller D,Stroop WG,Pflugfelder SC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to report the successful medical management of 2 cases of late-onset endothelial keratoplasty-related stromal interface infections. METHODS:All cases of endothelial keratoplasty-related infections treated with intrastromal antifungal injections were compiled. The following information...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tu EY,Hou J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00