Varied Presentations of Posterior Keratoconus: A Clinical Case Series.

abstract：:The many published studies on sterile procedures used by eye banks have included none until now on ways to optimize sterile handling of corneas procured in the morgues of forensic pathologists. The present study sought to discover if fewer positive cultures would be reported at the time of surgery from corneas which h...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Farge EJ,Fort RA

更新日期：1985-01-01 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: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

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the moderately long-term safety and efficacy of repeat penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for treatment of a failed PK graft. METHODS:Retrospective consecutive clinical case series. Of 992 consecutive cases that underwent PK at Baptist Eye Institute, Kyoto, Japan, between April 1998 and September 201...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kitazawa K,Wakimasu K,Kayukawa K,Yokota I,Inatomi T,Hieda O,Sotozono C,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate if donor corneas obtained from deaths occurring because of septicemia can be used for corneal transplantation. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study. METHODS:Eleven septicemic donor corneas were used in the study and 10 donor corneas from deaths because of causes other than septicemia were used as contro...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nagaraja H,Anandula V,Kugar T,Shivanna Y,Shetty R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the management and outcome of an ocular surface alkali burn in the setting of previous laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS:This is a case report and review of relevant literature. RESULTS:A 25-year-old man with a history of LASIK presented 4 weeks after a sodium hydroxide splash to his l...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Witsberger EM,Patel SV

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effect of routine use of prophylactic oral acyclovir after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis on recurrence, rejection, and graft failure rates. METHODS:Records from 70 consecutive patients who underwent PK for HSV keratitis at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center be...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Garcia DD,Farjo Q,Musch DC,Sugar A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate if amniotic membrane incubated with antibiotics could inhibit bacterial growth in vitro. METHODS:Amniotic membrane fragments were incubated with the antibiotics (netilmicin) solution; the washed and drained fragments were either tested after treatment or further incubated in antibiotic-free medi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mencucci R,Menchini U,Dei R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of corneal allograft rejection that occurred in a gravid woman 1 year following transplantation. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of corneal allograft rejection occurring in a pregnant woman. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： McDonnell PJ,Robin JB

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the clinical, histopathologic, and confocal findings of corneal siderosis. METHODS:A 35-year-old man presented after a car battery explosion with diffuse left corneal anterior stromal pigment deposition and an intraocular metallic foreign body of the left iris. The corneal pigment was analyzed by con...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Witherspoon SR,Hogan RN,Petroll WM,Mootha VV

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate agreement between rotating Scheimpflug camera (Pentacam HR, Oculus) and rotating Scheimpflug camera combined with Placido disc corneal topography (Sirius, CSO) in measuring total corneal astigmatism (TCA). METHODS:In this observational study, all patients undergoing cataract surgery with preoper...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Savini G,Næser K,Schiano-Lomoriello D,Ducoli P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the outcomes and complications of Epi-Bowman blunt keratectomy (EBK) using a blunt epikeratome (Epi-Clear, Orca Surgical, Israel), with alcohol delamination of the corneal epithelium during photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in contralateral eyes. METHODS:This prospective, randomized contralateral ey...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Vingopoulos F,Kanellopoulos AJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify and assess the quality of questionnaires used to measure quality of life in keratoconus and guide selection of the most appropriate questionnaire for evaluating the impact of keratoconus. METHODS:A literature search was carried out in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane, and PsycINFO ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kandel H,Pesudovs K,Watson SL

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate and compare corneal thickness in normal and dry eyes. METHODS:The Orbscan corneal topography system was used to measure the corneal thickness at nine locations in the central and peripheral (superior, superonasal, nasal, inferonasal, inferior, inferotemporal, temporal, superotemporal) cornea in 38 ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Liu Z,Pflugfelder SC

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the corneal and aqueous penetration and pharmacokinetics of gatifloxacin 0.3% and moxifloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic solutions and their effect on corneal reepithelialization after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS:In this randomized, open-label, parallel-controlled study, corneal and aqueous penetration ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Holland EJ,Lane SS,Kim T,Raizman M,Dunn S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report that spontaneous postkeratoplasty wound dehiscence or gaps caused by suture removal may occur years after penetrating and deep lamellar keratoplasty. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 667 keratoplasty patients (890 eyes). This study included 8 eyes of 8 patients (3 men and 5 ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fujii S,Matsumoto Y,Fukui M,Fujitake J,Kawakita T,Shimmura S,Tsubota K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effectiveness of prophylactic fluoroquinolone treatment against staphylococci in a rabbit keratitis model. METHODS:Prophylactic ciprofloxacin or ofloxacin was applied as one topical drop 15 minutes before infection or as one drop at three time points (19, 17, and 15 minutes) before infection. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Dajcs JJ,Moreau JM,Thibodeaux BA,Traidej M,Austin MS,Marquart ME,Stroman DW,O'Callaghan RJ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of ocular manifestations after a primary varicella infection. METHODS:Review of the literature and a case report of a 10-year-old male patient with history of blurry vision and an enlarged pupil 2 months after a varicella infection. Examination revealed uveitis, interstitial keratitis, and int...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fernández de Castro LE,Sarraf OA,Hawthorne KM,Solomon KD,Vroman DT

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 investigate the changes of meibomian gland (MG) and tear film stability in subjects with eyelid tattoos. METHODS:Forty female subjects were recruited. Ten subjects had eyelid tattoos and 30 subjects did not (control group). Tear film break-up time (TBUT) measurement and fluorescein staining were performed t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lee YB,Kim JJ,Hyon JY,Wee WR,Shin YJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and visual outcome of 61 cases of Fusarium keratitis in Mexico. METHODS:Retrospective, comparative study of 61 patients with clinically and culture-confirmed Fusarium keratitis, who were attended at an eye hospital in Mexico City from 1981 to 2001...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pérez-Balbuena AL,Vanzzini-Rosano V,Valadéz-Virgen Jde J,Campos-Möller X

更新日期：2009-07-01 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:To provide 6-month results of a 1-year clinical trial evaluating conductive keratoplasty (CK) for the treatment of presbyopic symptoms in emmetropic and hyperopic eyes. METHODS:A total of 143 patients with presbyopic symptoms were enrolled in this 1-year United States FDA clinical trial and treated to improve ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： McDonald MB,Durrie D,Asbell P,Maloney R,Nichamin L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a new technique for donor insertion in cases of Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). METHODS:This is a retrospective case series study of a novel method to introduce the donor tissue in DSAEK. This is a report of 16 cases that underwent the DSAEK procedure. The surgical te...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sarnicola V,Toro P

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal inflammation in overnight contact lens (CL) wear is not fully understood. We designed a masked study to examine the impact of overnight CL wear on clinical variables in subjects who had previously experienced corneal inflammatory disease. METHODS:Forty-four subjects were entered into the study: Nine su...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Stapleton F,Ramachandran L,Sweeney DF,Rao G,Holden BA

更新日期：2003-07-01 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:Pterygium excision with conjunctival limbal autograft (CLAG) has been used successfully for prevention of pterygium recurrence. However, long-term follow-up data in the literature are lacking regarding CLAG. METHODS:Retrospective chart review and standard statistical analysis were performed. The records of 289...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Masters JS,Harris DJ Jr

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the outcome and the reversibility of refractive outcomes after intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) explantation in patients with keratoconus treated with ICRS implantation and same-day collagen crosslinking (CXL). METHODS:This is a retrospective review of ICRS explantation in 3 eyes of 3 patient...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yeung SN,Lichtinger A,Ku JY,Kim P,Low SA,Rootman DS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the endothelial cell loss after cataract extraction using a fluid-based system and compare it with conventional ultrasound. METHODS:A total of 46 eyes of 23 patients with up to 3+ bilateral cataract were included. The first eye was randomized to either fluid-based system or conventional ultrasound, a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sandoval HP,de Castro LE,Vroman DT,Solomon KD

更新日期：2006-10-01 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