In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Findings in Bowman Layer Transplantation.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe whether subconjunctival bevacizumab decreases corneal neovascularization in patients with ocular surface inflammatory diseases. METHODS:The study is a retrospective case series that includes 8 eyes of 7 patients with corneal neovascularization. Patients received 1-3 injections of 2.5 mg subconjunct...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Doctor PP,Bhat PV,Foster CS

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to produce a porcine corneal acellular matrix (ACM) and assess its possibility for biomedical applications. METHODS:Porcine corneas were treated with various concentrations of sodium dodecylsulfate for different lengths of time. Optimal conditions for processing the ACM were not...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhou Y,Wu Z,Ge J,Wan P,Li N,Xiang P,Gao Q,Wang Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After n-heptanol removal of the total corneal epithelium and a limbal lamellar keratectomy, 23 rabbit eyes developed features of limbal stem cell deficiency including conjunctival epithelial ingrowth, vascularization and chronic inflammation. One month later, 10 control eyes received a total keratectomy, and 13 experi...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kim JC,Tseng SC

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To find the level of dissection in keratoconic corneas undergoing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique. METHODS:In 3 keratoconic eyes that underwent DALK, the operation was converted into penetrating keratoplasty after complete big-bubble formation because of extensive tear...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jafarinasab MR,Rahmati-Kamel M,Kanavi MR,Feizi S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to report a case of acanthamoeba keratitis in a 5-year-old child without a history of trauma or contact lens usage. METHODS:The history, clinical presentation, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches were reviewed. RESULTS:A 5-year-old child without any history of trauma or contact lens...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Demirci G,Ay GM,Karabas LV,Altintas O,Tamer GS,Cağlar Y

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of antiepiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid with unusual ocular manifestations and its remission after surgical removal of gastric carcinoma. METHODS:We describe a 61-year-old Japanese man with antiepiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid. RESULTS:He presented with conjunctival injection and discharge ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Uchiyama K,Yamamoto Y,Taniuchi K,Matsui C,Fushida Y,Shirao Y

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report clinical, in vivo confocal microscopy and ex vivo histopathologic findings of Salzmann nodular degeneration (SND). METHODS:A 48-year-old woman with symptoms of ocular irritation and decreased visual acuity caused by SND in both eyes was treated by corneal scraping and phototherapeutic keratectomy (PT...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Meltendorf C,Bühren J,Bug R,Ohrloff C,Kohnen T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the factors affecting the time to onset of ocular graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). METHODS:A retrospective chart review of 200 patients with ocular GVHD was performed to evaluate the association between various do...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Shikari H,Amparo F,Saboo U,Dana R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The etiology of keratoconus has been the subject of numerous studies. Here, we review the body of literature that attempts to determine what causes keratoconus. METHODS:A review of the published literature was performed to evaluate the possible causes of keratoconus and how the different etiologies may play a ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sugar J,Macsai MS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the case of a patient who initially presented with primary acquired melanosis (PAM) without atypia of the conjunctiva and later developed lentigo maligna of the eyelids and PAM with atypia of the conjunctiva. We illustrate the utility of combination topical therapy with adjunctive cryotherapy to treat...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bratton EM,Knutsen-Larson S,Durairaj VD,Gregory DG,Mellette JR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare paired human corneas after storage at 4 degrees C in Chen medium (CM) and Optisol-GS medium (OM) for 7, 10, 14, and 21 days. METHODS:One cornea of each pair from nine human donors was randomly stored in either CM or OM, with its mate cornea stored in the other medium. Three pairs of corneas were sto...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nelson LR,Hodge DO,Bourne WM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report eyes with keratoconus that progressed during pregnancy. METHODS:Seven eyes of 4 patients with progression of keratoconus during pregnancy were included in this study. The mean age of patients and the mean follow-up duration were 29.3 years and 39 months, respectively. Progressive keratoconus was docu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bilgihan K,Hondur A,Sul S,Ozturk S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a novel noncontact meibography system with anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT), which is widely used in clinics for the anterior segment (cornea, anterior chamber angle, etc.), and compare the results with preexisting infrared meibography. METHODS:This research was carried out at the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hwang HS,Park CW,Joo CK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine whether long-term wear of a fluid-filled scleral lens alters basal tear production, corneal sensation, corneal nerve density, and corneal nerve morphology in 2 disease categories. METHODS:Patients recruited from the Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wang Y,Kornberg DL,St Clair RM,Lee M,Muhic I,Ciralsky JB,Alzaga Fernandez A,Sood P,Sippel KC,Rosenblatt MI

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：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：: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 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 compare the effects of topical moxifloxacin and gatifloxacin on corneal reepithelialization after penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS:In this single-center, open-label, prospective study, 46 consecutive patients requiring penetrating keratoplasty were alternately assigned to receive either postoperative moxif...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Moshirfar M,Marx DP,Kumar R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Quantitatively define and compare the nanoscale topography of the corneal epithelial basement membrane (anterior basement membrane) and Descemet's membrane (posterior basement membrane) of the human. METHODS:Human corneas not suitable for transplantation were obtained from the Wisconsin Eye Bank. The corneas w...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Abrams GA,Schaus SS,Goodman SL,Nealey PF,Murphy CJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the endothelial cell damage after lens removal using a fluid-based system to conventional ultrasound. METHODS:Twenty human cadaver eyes were randomized to undergo phacoemulsification using either a fluid-based system or conventional ultrasound. After surgery, each corneoscleral button was removed, s...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sandoval HP,Al Sarraf O,Vroman DT,Solomon KD

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 47-year-old woman with bilateral iridocorneal endothelial syndrome. The iridocorneal endothelial syndrome has heretofore been considered a unilateral disorder. However, a review of the literature and examination of the patient presented in this report indicate that bilateral occurrence of the ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Hemady RK,Patel A,Blum S,Nirankari VS

更新日期：1994-07-01 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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis that progressed to posterior scleritis. METHODS:Observational case report. RESULTS:A 64-year-old woman was treated for P. aeruginosa keratitis. Twelve days later, she was diagnosed with posterior scleritis and treated with oral ciprofloxacin. Her condition ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fahim K,Houghton O,Dastjerdi M,Mian SI

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 34-year-old man who had uncomplicated cataract surgery in his left eye. Medical history was significant for atopic dermatitis, requiring oral immunosuppressive medications. Two days after the surgery, the patient presented with pain, photophobia, decreased vision, and a small corneal abrasion. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Patel NN,Teng CC,Sperber LT,Dodick JM

更新日期：2009-01-01 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 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 investigate the times for an optimally secreting meibomian gland (OSMG) to be drained of available liquid secretion, to recover with expressible liquid secretion, and then to be redrained. METHODS:Twelve subjects with no dry eye symptoms and mean age 21.3 +/- 1.9 years were recruited. Lipid layer thickness ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Blackie CA,Korb DR

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report two patients with primary graft failure (PGF) from a mutual donor. The surgery in each case was done by a different surgeon experienced in penetrating keratoplasty (PK). The cases were managed differently in the postoperative period with good visual results in both cases. We discuss the various manage...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Van Rensburg PD,Raber IM,Laibson PR,Eagle RC Jr

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To retrospectively evaluate the results of myopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for different levels of intended correction, including analysis of loss of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. METHODS:Four hundred seventy-five consecutive eyes with 1 year of follow-up that had PRK for the correction of 1...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kapadia MS,Wilson SE

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00