The prevalence of positive hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV serology in cornea donors prescreened by medical and social history in Ontario, Canada.

abstract：PURPOSE:To test whether verteporfin with a nonthermal laser increases corneal mechanical stiffness and resistance to enzymatic degradation ex vivo. METHODS:Thirty human corneas (n = 5 per group) were treated with verteporfin alone (V), irradiated with nonthermal laser therapy (689 nm) alone (NTL), or received combined...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Alageel SA,Arafat SN,Salvador-Culla B,Kolovou PE,Jahanseir K,Kozak A,Braithwaite GJC,Ciolino JB

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limbal allograft transplantation was performed consecutively in 16 eyes with thermal or chemical burns (n = 5), Terrien's degeneration (n = 2), congenital sclerocornea (n = 1), Stevens-Johnson syndrome (n = 1), and chronic keratoconjunctivitis (n = 7), by transplanting randomly selected cadaver limbocorneal grafts to ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tsai RJ,Tseng SC

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The iridocorneal-endothelial (ICE) syndrome is characterised clinically by a "hammered-silver" appearance of the corneal endothelium, corneal failure, glaucoma, and iris destruction. Specular photomicroscopic studies of the corneal endothelium have demonstrated a population of abnormal cells termed "ICE cells." The pu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Levy SG,Kirkness CM,Moss J,Ficker L,McCartney AC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the influence of donor characteristics on the outcome of anterior lamellar keratoplasty (ALK) and to evaluate whether corneal donor tissue considered unsuitable for penetrating or posterior lamellar keratoplasty due to poor endothelial condition may be safely used for ALK. METHODS:Institutional setti...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Borderie VM,Sandali O,Basli E,Goldschmidt P,Laroche L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy and surgical success rates of amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation performed for corneal perforation closure using a novel technique. METHODS:This study included 6 eyes from 6 patients with corneal perforation who had received AM transplantation between May 2...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Namba H,Narumi M,Nishi K,Goto S,Hayashi S,Yamashita H

更新日期：2014-06-01 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 report 2 cases of cornea verticillata (CV) after vandetanib treatment for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). METHODS:In this retrospective interventional, case-report study, 2 patients who under vandetanib treatment for MTC were referred to our ophthalmology department because of vision complaints. Both sub...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Arriola-Villalobos P,Benito-Pascual B,Díaz-Valle D,Benítez-Del-Castillo JM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meibomian glands secrete the oily layer of the tear film, which prevents excessive evaporation of tear fluid. Dysfunction of meibomian glands is not only one of the causes of evaporative dry eye but also one of the main causes of entire dry eye. To understand the pathophysiology of meibomian gland dysfunction, it is i...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Arita R,Fukuoka S,Morishige N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this case series was to evaluate the effectiveness of modified deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in eyes with scarring secondary to hydrops associated with keratoconus. METHODS:Four patients underwent modified deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. This was performed by controlled air injection ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ramamurthi S,Ramaesh K

更新日期：2011-02-01 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 evaluate the anterior segment parameters in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) compared with healthy control subjects. METHODS:Seventeen patients with OI and 19 age-matched healthy controls were included into this cross-sectional case-control study. Corneal topographic, topometric and Belin-Ambrósio...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Keleş A,Doğuizi S,Şahin NM,Koç M,Aycan Z

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report an unusual case of epithelial ingrowth after phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in a patient with recurrent pterygium, along with confocal microscopy findings of epithelial ingrowth. METHODS:This is a case report and review of the literature. RESULTS:A healthy 6...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Khurana S,Gupta PC,R B,Sharma VK,Ram J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of systemic or topical administration of cyclosporin A (CsA) after limbal transplantation of stem cell allografts in rabbits. METHODS:Thirty-six rabbits underwent corneal epithelial debridement and limbal ablation to induce ocular surface disease and were then treated by limbal allo...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Xu KP,Wu Y,Zhou J,Zhang X

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Descemetocele is a severe complication of corneal ulceration associated with a high risk of perforation. We describe a modified air-assisted deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) technique for the surgical management of small and large epithelialized descemetoceles. METHODS:Two representative cases are pr...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gabison EE,Doan S,Catanese M,Chastang P,Ben M'hamed M,Cochereau I

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate tear meniscus changes in patients with Sjögren syndrome (SS) receiving oral pilocarpine with Visante optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:Eight patients with primary SS were recruited in this prospective interventional case series study. Patients received pilocarpine tablets twice a day for ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Ibrahim OM,Dogru M,Kawashima S,Wakamatsu TH,Tsubota K,Fujishima H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of subconjunctival injection of suramin on corneal neovascularization in rabbits. METHODS:Corneal neovascularization was induced by silk suturing of the corneal stroma in 40 eyes of 40 male New Zealand white rabbits. Five days after suture placement, all rabbits were randomly divided int...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lee HS,Chung SK

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the morphometric and fluorophotometric characteristics of corneal endothelium after an eight-incision radial keratotomy (RK). METHODS:A total of 43 eyes of 26 patients underwent RK and 44 eyes of 23 patients were used as age-matched controls. All patients underwent specular microscopic and fluoroph...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tseng SH,Chen FK

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report bilateral epibulbar xanthomatous lesions in an adult with a normal serum lipid profile and no cutaneous or systemic features of a histiocytic disease. METHODS:Clinicopathologic report. RESULTS:A 44-year-old man presented with gradually enlarging yellow epibulbar masses in both eyes. The lesions had ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Satchi K,Loughnan MS,McKelvie PA,McNab AA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing transmission electron microscopy, the authors describe results obtained from cellulose acetate impressions of the bulbar conjunctiva in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. Particles consistent with a retrovirus were isolated, but no CMV particles were demonstrate...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Pastor SA,Shuster AR,Miller MM,Lam KW

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Corneal lesions such as ulcers and erosions are major complications observed in patients with severe ocular allergic diseases. We aimed to look into the relationship between specific clinical conjunctival findings and the severity of corneal complications. METHODS:Thirty eyes of 6 patients with vernal kerato...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Tanaka M,Dogru M,Takano Y,Miyake-Kashima M,Asano-Kato N,Fukagawa K,Tsubota K,Fujishima H

更新日期：2004-07-01 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:We describe the first case of minimally invasive corneal neurotization with the great auricular nerve (GAN) to treat unilateral neurotrophic keratopathy. We assessed corneal sensation and reinnervation by esthesiometry and confocal microscopy over 12 months of follow-up, and we provide a detailed description of...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Benkhatar H,Levy O,Goemaere I,Borderie V,Laroche L,Bouheraoua N

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sequential therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK) using a cryopreserved cornea followed soon after by a fresh optical grade cornea for severe infectious keratitis may improve the survival of the optical graft. The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic efficacy, visual outcomes, and graft survival...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lim LS,Arundhati A,Tan DT

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective analysis of 291 consecutive scleral rim cultures, taken at the time of corneal transplantation, from 1981 to 1986. There were 82 positive cultures (39%), and the most common pathogen was Staphylococcus epidermidis, with 24 positive cultures (30%). Ten of these (42%) were resistant to genta...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Mathers WD,Lemp MA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the corneal thickness asymmetry indices in a large pool of patients with keratoconus derived using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in comparison with established Scheimpflug imaging-derived keratoconus classification indices. METHODS:Six specific ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kanellopoulos AJ,Asimellis G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

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：PURPOSE:To provide insight into the mechanism by which epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulates corneal epithelial migration, we investigated the possible interaction between EGF and cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling pathways during epithelial migration with an organ culture system for the rabbit cornea. METHODS:Rabbit corn...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Nakamura M,Nishida T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was designed to study an alternative technique of lamellar separation of corneal layers for therapeutic keratoplasty in place of an en bloc removal of host corneal button in eyes with perforated corneal ulcers with pseudocornea. METHODS:Twelve eyes with perforated corneal ulcers with pseudocornea in...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Vajpayee RB,Singhvi A,Sharma N,Sinha R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In humans, loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding Chordin-like 1 (CHRDL1) cause X-linked megalocornea (MGC1), characterized by bilateral corneal enlargement, decreased corneal thickness, and increased anterior chamber depth (ACD). We sought to determine whether Chrdl1 knockout (KO) mice would recapitul...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Chen D,Liu Y,Shu G,Chen C,Sullivan DA,Kam WR,Hann S,Fowler M,Warman ML

更新日期：2020-09-01 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