Endothelial Keratoplasty Update 2020.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effects of pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft plus corneal polishing on ocular higher-order aberrations (HOAs) and to monitor the changes throughout the first postoperative year. METHODS:A total of 18 eyes of 16 patients with primary pterygium who had an indication for surgical e...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gumus K,Topaktas D,Göktaş A,Karakucuk S,Oner A,Mirza GE

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial was conducted in five centers to assess safety, ocular tolerance, and efficacy of an ophthalmic solution of epidermal growth factor (EGF) for the treatment of traumatic corneal epithelial defects. One hundred four patients completed the study: ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pastor JC,Calonge M

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements measured by using the Pentacam Scheimpflug system with the CCT measured using ultrasound pachymetry (UP) and to compare the compatibility between the methods in normal, keratoconic, and cross-linked keratoconic corneas. METHODS:The study included 50 e...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kosekahya P,Koc M,Yalcinsoy KO,Kocabas DO,Toker MI

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the use of excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) in the treatment of corneal subepithelial nodular scarring in a child with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS), a form of ectodermal dysplasia. METHODS:A case report and review of the literature. RESULTS:Excimer laser PTK successfully treated t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Stahl J,Fulcher S,Berkeley R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the cornea of patients with Marfan syndrome in comparison with a control group by using the in vivo confocal microscope. METHODS:Twenty-four eyes of 12 patients with Marfan syndrome had their corneas examined using the in vivo confocal microscope Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) II/Rostock Cornea M...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Iordanidou V,Sultan G,Boileau C,Raphael M,Baudouin C,Marfan Study Group.

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To bioengineer a corneal surface replacement using ex vivo expanded, cultured corneal epithelial stem cells seeded on a matrix derived from amniotic membrane and use this bioengineered graft to manage difficult ocular surface disease. METHODS:Fourteen patients with ocular surface disease unresponsive to standa...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Schwab IR,Reyes M,Isseroff RR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a case series of patients with Boston keratoprosthesis type I (KPro) who have had successful ptosis repair with Müller muscle-conjunctiva resection (MMCR). METHODS:Patients with KPros managed with MMCR for ptosis were identified. Records were examined to obtain preoperative and postoperative visual ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lim JM,Bang GM,Cortina MS,de la Cruz J,Setabutr P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the safety, validity, and comfort of 0.35% fluorexon disodium and 0.4% benoxinate (Flura-Safe) compared with the gold standard of 0.25% sodium fluorescein and 0.4% benoxinate for Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT). METHODS:This was a double-masked, randomized, crossover clinical trial. Subjects r...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ng LT,Tong JW,De Land PN

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a cluster of postoperative Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis after routine cataract surgeries. METHODS:A brief summary of sentinel events leading to the referral of 4 patients of postoperative endophthalmitis to our hospital is followed by clinical descriptions and the various diagnostic approaches and in...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Rammohan R,Hajib Naraharirao M,Veerappan S,Vijayaraghavan P,Rajaraman R,Manayath GJ,Dsouza P,Radhakrishnan S,Venkatapathy N,Lakshmipathi D,Madhuravasal Krishnan J,Raghavan A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

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 describe a new technique for handling Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) specimens intraoperatively and during processing. METHODS:The processing method begins by adding a drop of eosin to the specimen intraoperatively, followed by submersion in 10% formalin solution. The specimen...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Steven Houston SK,Morgan O,Olsakovsky LA,Phillips PM,Ghazi NG

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of transepithelial cross-linking (CXL) in keratoconic eyes after Intacs implantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-five eyes of 17 patients with bilateral keratoconus underwent Intacs implantation with subsequent cross-linking (CXL) treatment. Inclusion criteria were absence of corneal ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ertan A,Karacal H,Kamburoğlu G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the in vivo, corneal, biomechanical changes after corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) using the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) in patients with keratoconus and post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia. METHODS:Single-center, prospective, randomized, controlled, clinical trial. After CX...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Greenstein SA,Fry KL,Hersh PS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify and develop an efficient technique to separate the lenticule edge in small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). METHODS:Four hundred eyes of 400 consecutive patients with myopia assigned to receive SMILE were included in the study. Eyes with poor-quality laser treatment were excluded, and the sec...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Liu M,Wang H,Lin H,Liu Q

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Meta-analysis to compare pterygium surgery outcomes using limbal conjunctival autograft (LCAG) and other techniques. METHODS:A comprehensive literature search was conducted through June 2011 using PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Registry to identify all randomized control trials reported so far, comparing the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zheng K,Cai J,Jhanji V,Chen H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a rat model of chronic Acanthamoeba polyphaga keratitis suitable for pharmacologic assessment of therapeutic agents. METHODS:An A. polyphaga isolate (ATCC #50495) was grown in peptone-yeast extract-glucose medium. Five-weeks-old, Sprague-Dawley male rats were injected with 10(3) or 10(4) trophozoite...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Vasseneix C,Gargala G,François A,Hellot MF,Duclos C,Muraine M,Benichou J,Ballet JJ,Brasseur G,Favennec L

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous ruptures in Descemet's membrane in Terrien's degeneration can result in a corneal intralamellar pocket of fluid. We present a case and discuss its management. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Romanchuk KG,Hamilton WK,Braig RF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the visual outcomes and postoperative complications in patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in 1 eye followed by Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in their fellow eye. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 11 patients, who underwent a PKP procedure first in 1 eye and then...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Maier AK,Gundlach E,Gonnermann J,Klamann MK,Eulufi C,Bertelmann E,Joussen AM,Torun N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to investigate the possible association of proteoglycans with D-periodic collagen fibrils in the human cornea and sclera, using energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy (EF-TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). METHODS:Human cornea and sclera were digested with keratanase to eliminate kerat...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Miyagawa A,Kobayashi M,Fujita Y,Hamdy O,Hirano K,Nakamura M,Miyake Y

更新日期：2001-08-01 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 describe a case in which an eye donor had prior bilateral photorefractive keratectomies and to elucidate possible methods of evaluation and screening of donor tissue. METHODS:Case report. A 62-year-old eye donor was reported to have received radial keratotomy before his death. Further investigation by the e...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Terry MA,Ousley PJ,Rich LF,Wilson DJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy of using a bandage contact lens (BCL) for 3 months for recurrent corneal erosions (RCE) to facilitate epithelial adhesion. METHODS:Retrospective study of patients presented to the Casey Eye Institute (Portland, OR) with RCE after failing at least 6 weeks of medical lubrication therapy. S...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fraunfelder FW,Cabezas M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The 27-kDa heat shock protein (HSP27) has been implicated in wound healing in multiple tissues. We investigated the expression and localization of phosphorylated HSP27 during epithelial wound healing in the murine cornea. METHODS:Corneas of 8- to 10-week-old C57BL6 mice were wounded by epithelial debridement (...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Jain S,De la Cruz J,Kang E,Kojima T,Chang JH,Kim JY

更新日期：2012-07-01 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: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 evaluate and compare 1-year postoperative visual acuity, refractive results, endothelial cell density (ECD), and complications in a consecutive group of patients who underwent deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK) with those who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PK) performed by 1 surgeon. METHODS...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Heidemann DG,Dunn SP,Chow CY

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Peters anomaly is the most common cause of congenital corneal opacities. Although conservative management is often ineffective except in mild cases, surgical intervention in the form of penetrating keratoplasty is fraught with unpredictability and often has unacceptable postoperative outcomes. As such, there is...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Soh YQ,Mehta JS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the refractive, keratometric, and visual outcomes of a modified Ruiz procedure in patients with high astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). METHODS:Retrospective cohort study with 26 eyes of 24 patients. A modified Ruiz incision pattern was used. Two paired arcuate incisions, centered on...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zuberbuhler B,Agrawal A,Gale R,Kipioti T,Gauba V,Noble B

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the clinical outcome of 2 cases of severe dry eye associated with Nivolumab, with 1 case progressing to corneal perforation. DESIGN:Case report. CASE 1:: A 58-year-old man with metastatic melanoma was referred for the management of severe bilateral dry eyes after undergoing his sixth cycle of Nivol...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nguyen AT,Elia M,Materin MA,Sznol M,Chow J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the association of water exposure with contact lens (CL)-related disease and explore the guidelines regarding water exposure to CL wearers, provided by CL manufacturing industry, global public health, and CL-related professional associations. METHODS:A review of the literature was conducted by sear...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Arshad M,Carnt N,Tan J,Ekkeshis I,Stapleton F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00