Transplantation of preserved human amniotic membrane for surface reconstruction in severely damaged rabbit corneas.

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate glaucoma onset and progression after implantation of Boston Keratoprostheses (B-KPro) and the role of glaucoma surgery. METHODS:Records of patients with B-KPro implantation during 2004 to 2009 were reviewed. Parameters relevant to B-KPro surgery and glaucoma status were re...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Crnej A,Paschalis EI,Salvador-Culla B,Tauber A,Drnovsek-Olup B,Shen LQ,Dohlman CH

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

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:Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a common eye disease caused by tear deficiency or excessive tear evaporation. Because the tear film layers play a major role in the pathogenesis of the evaporative dry eye, some previous articles have suggested the possible mechanism of dyslipidemia and DES. However, the previous resul...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Choi HR,Lee JH,Lee HK,Song JS,Kim HC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the influence of incision size on dry eye symptoms in the small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure. METHODS:Ninety-four eyes of 47 patients with myopia and/or myopic astigmatism who had undergone the SMILE procedure were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into 3 groups a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cetinkaya S,Gulmez M,Mestan E,Ucar F,Ali N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the frequency of positive rim cultures after penetrating keratoplasty using corneas preserved by hypothermic and organ culture storage. To evaluate the influence of standard procurement techniques on the frequency of microbial donor rim contamination. METHODS:Six hundred four donor corneas stored at...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fontana L,Errani PG,Zerbinati A,Musacchi Y,Di Pede B,Tassinari G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the Oxford Scheme for grading ocular surface staining in dry eye and to discuss optimization of stain detection using various dyes and filters. Also, to propose a sequence of testing for dry eye diagnosis. METHODS:The grading of corneal and conjunctival staining is described, using the Oxford Schem...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bron AJ,Evans VE,Smith JA

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our study fills the spatiotemporal gaps in dry eye disease (DED) epidemiology by using Google Trends as a novel epidemiological tool for geographically mapping DED in relation to environmental risk factors. METHODS:We used Google Trends to extract DED-related queries estimating users' intent from 2004 to 2019 ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Azzam DB,Nag N,Tran J,Chen L,Visnagra K,Marshall K,Wade M

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report an unusual case of corneal whorl-like opacity patterns in a patient of primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis. METHODS:Case report and review of literature. RESULTS:A 35-year old man with a case of primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis presented with corneal whorl-like opacity patterns and ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sharma VK,Agarwal M,Tyagi A,Sati A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal transplantation is the standard of care for pediatric corneal opacities, but little consensus exists on optimal surgical management. Our goal was to evaluate cross-sectional data of donor and recipient characteristics collected from eye banks providing tissue for pediatric corneal transplant cases to as...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhu AY,Prescott CR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate central endothelial cell density (ECD), morphology, and central corneal thickness (CCT) in patients newly diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and to determine the correlation between these parameters and OSAHS severity. METHODS:This prospective, comparative ca...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chalkiadaki E,Andreanos K,Florou C,Droutsas K,Maniou C,Amfilochiou A,Georgalas I,Papaconstantinou D,Koutsandrea C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the characteristics of BioMask as a potential masking agent for use with the excimer laser. METHOD:We addressed ablation rate, smoothness, ease of use, dioptric shift, treatment of standardized irregular topography, and ability of BioMask to induce dioptric change in vivo. RESULTS:BioMask ablates at...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Stevens SX,Bowyer BL,Sanchez-Thorin JC,Rocha G,Young DA,Rowsey JJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between a Mediterranean dietary pattern (MeDi) and Vitamin D levels on dry eye syndrome (DES). METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study. Male patients seen in the Miami Veterans Affairs eye clinic with normal eyelid, corneal, and conjunctival anatomy were r...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Galor A,Gardener H,Pouyeh B,Feuer W,Florez H

更新日期：2014-05-01 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 report our experience with 0.05%-2% topical cyclosporine in the treatment of 4 cases of severe, corticosteroid-resistant, vernal keratoconjunctivitis with shield ulcers. METHODS:Four patients with shield ulcers not responding to medical treatment with topical steroids, antihistamines, and mast-cell stabiliz...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cetinkaya A,Akova YA,Dursun D,Pelit A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study explored a new method for removing thermosensitive acrylic punctal plugs from lacrimal puncta. METHODS:A total of 14 dry eye patients (14 eyes), who required the removal of thermosensitive acrylic punctal plugs from the lacrimal puncta because of serious complications, were recruited. Among the 14 p...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhang M,Zhang X

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe whether deep lamellar keratectomy with a conjunctival flap is effective for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. METHODS:Two patients (three eyes) had at least a 4-week history of painful keratitis misdiagnosed as herpetic keratitis and bacterial keratitis. Both patients were started on multipl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cremona G,Carrasco MA,Tytiun A,Cosentino MJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of Dermabond with conventional nylon sutures for sealing linear corneal incisions. METHODS:A keratome knife was used to create a 4-mm full-thickness linear corneal incision anterior to the limbal arcade in 20 fresh pig eyes. The incision was sealed with Dermabond tissue adhesive or cl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Leung GY,Peponis V,Varnell ED,Lam DS,Kaufman HE

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the antiangiogenic activity of AU6, a novel 6-amino acid peptide derived from Kringle V of human apolipoprotein (a). METHODS:RF/6A rhesus macaque choroid endothelial cells were used for in vitro studies. MTS [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sul...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wang Z,Zhao H,Ma JX,Xu X

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To introduce an improved technique of pterygium surgery and to compare postoperative results between this technique and previous techniques. METHODS:In a retrospective survey, the records of 216 consecutive eyes with primary pterygium that underwent surgery by three different techniques were reviewed. The new ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Akura J,Kaneda S,Matsuura K,Setogawa A,Takeda K,Honda S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the viscoelastic marking technique, a novel marking technique of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) grafts that enables usage of a single donor cornea for 2 surgeries-one that uses Descemet membrane and endothelium (DMEK) and the other using the stroma and Bowman layer. METHODS:A ret...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Or L,Krakauer Y,Sorkin N,Knyazer B,Ashkenazy Z,Gushansky K,Dubinsky-Pertzov B,Gazit I,Einan-Lifshitz A

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether preserved amniotic membrane can be used to reconstruct the ocular surface after excision of the invading granulation material typical of LOGIC syndrome (laryngeal and ocular granulation tissue in children from the Indian subcontinent). METHODS:Granulation tissue was dissected and excised f...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Moore JE,Dua HS,Page AB,Irvine AD,Archer DB

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal epithelial stem cells are deficient in cases of limbal disorders, leading to conjunctival epithelial ingrowth, vascularization, and eventually visual disturbance. We introduced the eye development-associated transcription factor pax6 to embryonic stem (ES) cells and tested whether pax6-transfected cells...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ueno H,Kurokawa MS,Kayama M,Homma R,Kumagai Y,Masuda C,Takada E,Tsubota K,Ueno S,Suzuki N

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:Infectious keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty can be devastating to the survival of the graft and its visual outcome. From November 1989 to October 1994, we treated 41 episodes of late microbial keratitis among 354 consecutive penetrating keratoplasty patients and reviewed their medical records retrospectively. ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tseng SH,Ling KC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the prevalence of different topographic patterns in refractive surgery candidates and to estimate the extent of candidate rejection based on topography alone. METHODS:We performed a retrospective evaluation of videokeratographies of previously unoperated refractive surgery candidates. The defined t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Varssano D,Kaiserman I,Hazarbassanov R

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the current standard of care of ophthalmologists who are likely to encounter ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) in their practices and to compare this with data gathered in 2003. METHODS:Invitations to a web-based survey were sent to members of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group. In...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Adler E,Turner JR,Stone DU

更新日期：2013-12-01 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: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：:Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPD) is a rare bilateral, autosomal-dominant disease. The presence of the epitheliumlike endothelium and the thickening of Descemet's membrane by the posterior collagenous layer (PCL) has been reported in the majority of published cases. Reepithelialization of the posterior co...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sekundo W,Lee WR,Aitken DA,Kirkness CM

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00