Corneal chromoblastomycosis.

abstract：:Effective chemotherapy for Acanthamoeba keratitis has been hampered because of the marked resistance of the parasites to a variety of antimicrobial agents. In view of the fact that topical Brolene (propamidine isethionate) and neosporin are currently considered to be the medical treatment of choice in Europe, we sough...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Alizadeh H,Silvany RE,Meyer DR,Dougherty JM,McCulley JP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to estimate both the direct and indirect annual cost of managing dry eye disease (DED) in the United States from a societal and a payer's perspective. METHODS:A decision analytic model was developed to estimate the annual cost for managing a cohort of patients with dry eye with differ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yu J,Asche CV,Fairchild CJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 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:We standardized quality-controlled cord blood serum (CBS)-based eye drops and evaluated the efficacy of 1-month CBS treatment in the healing of diseased corneal epithelium in severe dry eye (DE) patients. METHODS:Seventeen graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and 13 Sjogren syndrome patients with severe persistent...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Versura P,Profazio V,Buzzi M,Stancari A,Arpinati M,Malavolta N,Campos EC

更新日期：2013-04-01 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 develop a new rabbit model of corneal endothelial injury using a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser. METHODS:The corneal endothelia of 2 groups of New Zealand white rabbits were treated with an Nd:YAG laser in a uniformly scattered fashion. Rabbits in group A underwent laser burns on the...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Zhang W,Hu Y,Lu L,Liu Y,Yang X,Sun H,Ruan J,Chen J,Yao Q,Yan C,Gu P,Fu Y,Shao C,Fan X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to identify factors that predict longitudinal increases in corneal curvature as measured by the First Definite Apical Clearance Lens (FDACL) and flatter keratometric reading (Flat K) in keratoconus. METHODS:The Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study is a long-...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： McMahon TT,Edrington TB,Szczotka-Flynn L,Olafsson HE,Davis LJ,Schechtman KB,CLEK Study Group.

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) findings of a case who underwent femtosecond laser-assisted Bowman layer transplantation (BLT). METHODS:This is a case report. RESULTS:In a 25-year-old man with previous diagnosis of keratoconus in whom a BLT was performed using the femtosecond laser-assisted t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： García de Oteyza G,Vazquez-Romo KA,Hernández-Quintela E,de Wit Carter G,García-Albisua AM

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of conjunctival resection versus conjunctival resection with amniotic membrane graft (AMG) in patients with superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis not responsive to medical therapies. METHODS:In a retrospective and comparative study, 16 eyes of 9 patients with long-lasting superior limbic...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gris O,Plazas A,Lerma E,Güell JL,Pelegrín L,Elíes D

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

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:To assess changes in color discernment after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). METHODS:In this prospective, single-center study, the study group was composed of 26 patients with FECD, aged 46 to 85 years, who underwent DMEK as a singl...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Price DA,Price MO,Lopez A,Price FW Jr

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients presenting with neuropsychiatric manifestations of Wilson's disease were treated with oral tetrathiomolybdate (TM) for 8 weeks followed by oral zinc (Zn) maintenance therapy. The patients were evaluated prospectively at baseline and at yearly intervals for up to 5 years by slit-lamp biomicroscopy and...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Esmaeli B,Burnstine MA,Martonyi CL,Sugar A,Johnson V,Brewer GJ

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a novel apparatus for simulating the anterior and posterior segment pressure dynamics involved in executing Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery when using a chamber-shallowing technique. METHODS:An artificial anterior chamber (AAC), 18-mm trephine, latex glove, two 3-mL syringe...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sáles CS,Straiko MD,Fernandez AA,Odell K,Dye PK,Tran KD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report 5-year outcomes of ultrathin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) with a central graft thickness intended to be <100 μm. METHODS:This retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series included 354 eyes with endothelial decompensation due to various causes (Fuchs endot...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Madi S,Leon P,Nahum Y,DʼAngelo S,Giannaccare G,Beltz J,Busin M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe microbial keratitis developed in a 74-year-old women receiving long-term corticosteroids. Corneal smears revealed slender, fusiform gram-negative bacilli, but the lesion continued to worsen despite intensive antibiotic treatment. After several days, Capnocytophaga sputigena was identified on culture. Specific a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ormerod LD,Foster CS,Paton BG,Haaf J,Baker AS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a new minimally invasive surgical technique for the symptomatic management of bullous keratopathy in blind eyes. METHODS:Four patients with severe corneal edema due to endothelial decompensation and no visual function in the affected eye presented for the relief of their ocular symptoms (pain and t...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kymionis GD,Diakonis VF,Kankariya VP,Plaka AD,Panagopoulou SI,Kontadakis GA,Grentzelos MA,Tsilimbaris MK,Pallikaris IG

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a technique for Nd:YAG laser photodiscission of retroprosthetic membrane (RPM) in keratoprosthesis patients that minimizes damage to the optic. METHODS:Prospective review of Boston type I keratoprosthesis patients at 1 site who received Nd:YAG treatment for RPM from 2005 to 2009. Outcomes were base...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chak G,Aquavella JV

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether corneal epithelial defects and epitheliopathy in patients with unilateral dysfunction of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (neurotrophic keratitis) is associated with reduced aqueous tear production. Sensation of the skin, cornea, and nasal mucosa, aqueo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Heigle TJ,Pflugfelder SC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ocular local anesthetics currently used in routine clinical practice for corneal anesthesia are short acting and their ability to delay corneal healing makes them unsuitable for long-term use. In this study, we examined the effect of the site 1 sodium channel blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX) on the duration of cornea...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wang L,Shankarappa SA,Tong R,Ciolino JB,Tsui JH,Chiang HH,Kohane DS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Microbiological contamination is a common cause for elimination of organ-cultured donor corneas. The aims of the present study were to analyze contamination rates and identify risk factors for contamination. METHODS:Retrospectively, the contamination rates of 4546 organ-cultured corneas and the causative speci...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Linke SJ,Fricke OH,Eddy MT,Bednarz J,Druchkiv V,Kaulfers PM,Wulff B,Püschel K,Richard G,Hellwinkel OJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 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:The p63 gene has been identified as a marker of epithelial stem cells. Because pterygium may arise through an expansion of the proliferative capacity of the conjunctiva, we sought to document the expression of p63 in normal conjunctiva and pterygium specimens. METHODS:Immunostaining for p63 expression was perf...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sakoonwatanyoo P,Tan DT,Smith DR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to relate lysosomal enzyme activities in corneal storage media to the outcome of the transplanted corneas. METHODS:Corneal storage media from 358 transplanted corneas were frozen at -70 degrees C and kept for enzyme analysis. Corneas were stored in K-Sol (28), CSM (35), Dexsol (80...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wiffen SJ,Hodge DO,Nelson LR,Bruner WE,Bourne WM

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:An understanding of corneal optics is important to optimize the visual outcome after eye surgery. Recent advances in the surgical techniques of lamellar keratoplasty have changed the strategies used for corneal transplantation. Lamellar keratoplasty has the advantage of having a lower rate of graft rejection, superior...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yamaguchi T,Satake Y,Dogru M,Ohnuma K,Negishi K,Shimazaki J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the accuracy of impression cytology in the diagnosis of ocular surface neoplasia with tissue histology. METHODS:We reviewed the histories of patients diagnosed with ocular surface neoplasia at the Chiang Mai University Hospital. All patients underwent both impression cytology and tissue biopsy. We c...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tananuvat N,Lertprasertsuk N,Mahanupap P,Noppanakeepong P

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated the topographic corneal thickness in four groups of Hong Kong Chinese. METHODS:The corneal thickness was determined with an ultrasound pachometer mounted on a X-Y plate. A head rest was used to reduce further any movement from the subject during the measurement. After the central cornea...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lam AK,Douthwaite WA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of the immunotoxin 454A12-rRa on proliferating and confluent human corneal epithelium (HCE) in vitro. Proliferating HCE was sensitive to 454A12-rRA in a dose-dependent fashion. At immunotoxin concentrations of 1,000 ng/ml for 7 days we observed an 86% reduction in cell counts. Confluent HCE was...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Fulcher SF,Foulks GN,Wilkerson M,Cobo LM,Jaffe GJ,Hatchell DL

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：: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