Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratolimbal Allograft Transplantation for the Treatment of Total Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency.

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the surgical and clinical outcomes of anterior lamellar keratoplasty using anterior corneal buttons from Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) donor tissue. METHODS:Retrospective data from 8 patients with unilateral limbal dermoids, treated between February 2011 and January 20...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wu KI,Chu HS,Pai AS,Hou YC,Lin SY,Chen WL,Hu FR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing transmission electron microscopy, the authors describe results obtained from cellulose acetate impressions of the bulbar conjunctiva in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. Particles consistent with a retrovirus were isolated, but no CMV particles were demonstrate...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pastor SA,Shuster AR,Miller MM,Lam KW

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Decorin is a small chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan that inhibits vascular endothelial cell migration and tube formation. Membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) has been shown to be an important angiogenic enzyme in the cornea. We evaluated the specific role of MT1-MMP in decorin cleavage in the cor...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mimura T,Chang JH,Kim TI,Onguchi T,Kojima T,Sakimoto T,Azar DT

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study changes in structure and barrier function of the corneal epithelium after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS:Sixty-nine eyes of 56 patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty were studied. Fifty-six age-matched normal eyes served as controls. Corneal epithelial structure was studied by using specular ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Shimazaki J,Shimmura S,Mochizuki K,Tsubota K

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to assess the success of surgical monovision in presbyopic patients. METHODS:A university refractive surgery center retrospective chart review of 82 patients who elected to undergo surgical monovision with laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) between January 2000 and January 2003 was co...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Reilly CD,Lee WB,Alvarenga L,Caspar J,Garcia-Ferrer F,Mannis MJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We have previously reported that mouse kallikrein (KLK) 22 in the lacrimal and salivary glands is an autoantigen that can induce primary Sjogren syndrome (SS) in rats. In this study, we determine whether the production of antibodies against tissue KLK is specific for SS and whether the antibody can be used as a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： El Annan J,Jiang G,Wang D,Zhou J,Foulks GN,Shao H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of nevirapine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) misdiagnosed as viral keratitis. METHODS:A 35-year-old AIDS patient, on antiretroviral therapy (ART) with stavudine, nevirapine, and lamivudine, developed bilateral ocular congestion and irritation. He was being treated elsewhere for bilater...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jain V,Shome D,Natarajan S

更新日期：2008-04-01 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 report the histologic findings in three explanted osteo-odontokeratoprosthesis (OOKP) laminae. METHODS:The osteodental lamina of patient 1 with linear IgA bullous dermatosis had to be explanted 15 months after OOKP surgery because of permanent leakage after the resorption of the inferior half of the bone/de...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Stoiber J,Csáky D,Schedle A,Ruckhofer J,Grabner G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the effect of successful repositioning/rebubbling of the graft on endothelial cell counts (ECCs) in eyes after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty. METHODS:This retrospective study reviewed the outcomes of 58 eyes that underwent Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mashor RS,Kaiserman I,Kumar N,Sansanayudh W,Rootman D

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the clinical course, treatment, and visual outcomes of keratitis with endophthalmitis caused by the filamentary fungus Fusarium. METHOD:One hundred fifty-nine cases of Fusarium keratitis at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between January 1, 1987 and August 21, 2000 were reviewed. Ten patients with cultur...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Dursun D,Fernandez V,Miller D,Alfonso EC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little research has been done on robotic ocular microsurgery. This study aims to demonstrate the feasibility of pterygium surgery using a robotic surgical system. METHODS:Robot-assisted pterygium surgery was performed on a 73-year-old patient with nasal and temporal pterygia using the DaVinci Si HD robotic Sur...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bourcier T,Chammas J,Becmeur PH,Danan J,Sauer A,Gaucher D,Liverneaux P,Mutter D

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate adhesion of Acanthamoeba trophozoites to different silicone hydrogel contact lens (SHCL) generations with and without multipurpose contact lens care solution (MPS) treatment. METHODS:Acanthamoeba lugdunensis L3a trophozoites were inoculated onto discs trimmed from SHCLs: first generation, Air Optix...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lee GH,Lee JE,Park MK,Yu HS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the hypothesis that patients with keratoconus and pellucid who have glaucoma or are glaucoma suspects have lower corneal hysteresis (CH) and/or corneal resistance factor (CRF) measurements compared with controls. METHODS:A prospective study at a tertiary eye center of patients with keratoconus and pell...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cohen EJ,Myers JS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present four cases of localized corneal amyloidosis secondary to trichiasis and to discuss its pathogenesis. METHODS:Medical and pathologic records of four patients with corneal amyloidosis secondary to trichiasis were reviewed retrospectively. Two patients underwent trichiasis surgery and then lamellar ker...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lin PY,Kao SC,Hsueh KF,Chen WY,Lee SM,Lee FL,Shiuh WM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the association between colonization of contact lenses with Streptococcus pneumoniae and the observation of corneal infiltrative events in a group of patients wearing disposable hydrogel lenses on an extended-wear schedule. METHODS:In a prospective clinical trial, 330 patients wore disposable hydroge...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sankaridurg PR,Sharma S,Willcox M,Sweeney DF,Naduvilath TJ,Holden BA,Rao GN

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:We analyzed laboratory results from corneal ulcers seen from 1976 to 1999 at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, a referral center in San Francisco, to determine the relative frequencies of pathogens and to analyze for trends in frequencies of the most common pathogens. The results were compared with a previou...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Varaprasathan G,Miller K,Lietman T,Whitcher JP,Cevallos V,Okumoto M,Margolis TP,Yinghui M,Cunningham ET Jr

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for the treatment of keratoconus (KCN). METHODS:A systemic literature review and meta-analysis of ocular functional and structural parameters of patients with KCN undergoing cross-linking procedures were performed using PubMed and the web of scien...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Meiri Z,Keren S,Rosenblatt A,Sarig T,Shenhav L,Varssano D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe bilateral microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in healthy individuals with long-term follow-up. METHODS:Six cases of smear-positive bilateral microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis were diagnosed and followed up during the study period August 2017 to January 2019. Associated risk factors, clinical feat...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mohanty A,Mitra S,Das S,Priyadarshini S,Sahu SK

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phacoemulsification has become the most commonly used procedure in cataract surgery owing to the development of new devices and surgical techniques; however, corneal endothelial damage still represents a serious complication. Although several factors are known to cause corneal endothelial damage, effects of irrigating...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Takahashi H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate tear film osmolarity in patients treated with intraocular pressure-lowering medications. METHODS:Forty patients treated for glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHT) were consecutively recruited for the study. Each patient was asked to complete an evaluation of ocular surface disease symptoms, the Ocul...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Labbé A,Terry O,Brasnu E,Van Went C,Baudouin C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the morphometric and fluorophotometric characteristics of corneal endothelium after an eight-incision radial keratotomy (RK). METHODS:A total of 43 eyes of 26 patients underwent RK and 44 eyes of 23 patients were used as age-matched controls. All patients underwent specular microscopic and fluoroph...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tseng SH,Chen FK

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of topical cyclosporine [0.05% cyclosporine A (CsA)] and preservative-free artificial tears in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). METHODS:A 3-month prospective, randomized, double-masked, parallel-group controlled trial enrolled 70 patients with symptomatic MGD and unst...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Prabhasawat P,Tesavibul N,Mahawong W

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare corneal endothelial cell loss after cataract surgery by phacoemulsification and by Aqualase. METHODS:This was a prospective, randomized study of 75 eyes of 75 patients undergoing cataract surgery. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either phacoemulsification or Aqualase for cataract removal....

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hu V,Hughes EH,Patel N,Whitefield LA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of hydrogen peroxide on soluble proteins of the rat cornea has been evaluated. Two major corneal proteins are found to be oxidized by 10 mM hydrogen peroxide. Protein sequence and antibody recognition has shown one of the proteins to be albumin. Treatment of pure rat or human albumin with hydrogen peroxide ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhu L,Crouch RK

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial viability in bacterial adherence to new soft contact lenses (SCLs) was studied by exposing polymacon and lidofilcon A lenses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa: L, live, untreated bacteria; H, bacteria heated for 1 h at 100 degrees C; and P, bacteria treated with 3% hydrogen peroxide for 1 h. Cultures of groups L, H,...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： John T,Refojo MF,Hanninen L,Leong FL,Medina A,Kenyon KR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of successful medical treatment with oral posaconazole in refractory fungal keratitis caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:A 57-year-old male, soft contact lens wearer presented with irritation, pain, photophobia, and reduced vision. Slit-lamp examination showed a la...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Arnoldner MA,Kheirkhah A,Jakobiec FA,Durand ML,Hamrah P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evaluation of contact lens-induced cytologic changes on the conjunctival surface. METHODS:Fifty eyes of 25 patients wearing soft or rigid gas-permeable contact lenses, and 50 healthy eyes of 25 control subjects were examined with conjunctival impression cytology. Of the patients wearing contact lenses, 40% did...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Adar S,Kanpolat A,Sürücü S,Ucakhan OO

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00