The corneal-thickness profile in Hong Kong Chinese.

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 report a case of corneal infection with Chrysosporium parvum, a filamentous fungus usually associated with pulmonary infections. METHODS:A 43-year-old Saudi man had a corneal stromal infiltrate and perforation of his left eye. He was treated with a therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty and topical and system...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Wagoner MD,Badr IA,Hidayat AA

更新日期：1999-09-01 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 investigate the feasibility of using Brillouin microscopy for assessment of corneal edema in patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). Brillouin microscopy analyzes the frequency shift of light inelastically scattered by naturally occurring acoustic waves in a small volume of tissue. The resu...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Eltony AM,Clouser F,Shao P,Pineda R 2nd,Yun SH

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Young children are prone to develop amblyopia after penetrating injury. We sought to evaluate the management of penetrating corneal injury without intraocular foreign body (IOFB) in children

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Segev F,Assia EI,Harizman N,Barequet I,Almer Z,Raz J,Moisseiev J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to compare the effect of chloramphenicol eye drops or ointment, high-concentration hyaluronic acid, or no treatment on reepithelialization of corneal erosions in an experimental model. METHODS:Uniform 6-mm corneal erosions were created in 23 rabbit eyes. The rabbits were randomized to...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Barequet IS,Harizman N,Ziv H,Rosner M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP) with three different instruments, Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT), noncontact tonometer, and Tono-Pen after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopia. METHODS:A prospective case series study to evaluate preoperative and postoperative IOP measurements of 149 ey...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Garzozi HJ,Chung HS,Lang Y,Kagemann L,Harris A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the results of a combined approach of cicatrix lysis, intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC) application, oral mucosal transplantation (OMT), and amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for surgery of severe symblepharon. METHODS:This prospective study included 32 eyes with severe symblepharon in which a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kheirkhah A,Ghaffari R,Kaghazkanani R,Hashemi H,Behrouz MJ,Raju VK

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:Human type IV collagen discs were found to support proliferation and adhesion of rabbit corneal epithelial cells in tissue culture. To assess the biocompatibility of this synthetic collagen for epikeratoplasty, seven eyes of seven rhesus monkeys underwent epikeratoplasty with lenticules made of human type IV collagen....

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Thompson KP,Hanna KD,Gipson IK,Gravagna P,Waring GO 3rd,Johnson-Wint B

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative mitomycin C in preventing the recurrence of primary pterygium. METHODS:In this prospective, randomized study, 38 eyes of 35 patients with primary pterygium were evaluated. In 19 eyes, the "bare sclera technique" combined with intraoperative application of 0.2 mg/...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Yanyali AC,Talu H,Alp BN,Karabas L,Ay GM,Caglar Y

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We analyzed laboratory results from corneal ulcers seen from 1976 to 1999 at the Francis I. Proctor Foundation, a referral center in San Francisco, to determine the relative frequencies of pathogens and to analyze for trends in frequencies of the most common pathogens. The results were compared with a previou...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Varaprasathan G,Miller K,Lietman T,Whitcher JP,Cevallos V,Okumoto M,Margolis TP,Yinghui M,Cunningham ET Jr

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate long-term follow-up of high-risk corneal transplants allocated after matching for broad HLA-A and HLA-B antigens and to establish whether matching for HLA-A and -B antigen "splits" would result in a reduced risk of immunologic graft failure. METHODS:A total of 303 high risk corneal transplants was ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Bartels MC,Doxiadis II,Colen TP,Beekhuis WH

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effects of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) on contrast sensitivity (CS), visual acuity, and corneal topography investigating possible predictors of efficacy. METHODS:Sixty-eight eyes of 34 patients with progressive keratoconus were enrolled in this prospective study. CXL was performed in one...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lamy R,Netto CF,Reis RG,Procopio B,Porco TC,Stewart JM,Dantas AM,Moraes HV Jr

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of conjunctival malignant melanoma associated with pseudomelanomatous alteration of the apposing tarsal conjunctiva. METHODS:A 93-year-old woman presented with an elevated, pigmented mass on her superior bulbar conjunctiva. The tumor was associated with increased pigmentation of the apposing...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Reddy S,Finger PT,Kurli M,Bui A,Iacob CE

更新日期：2006-10-01 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 evaluate the feasibility and cut quality of corneal trephination in human donor corneal tissue with the femtosecond laser. METHODS:Twelve human corneoscleral discs were inserted in an artificial anterior chamber. After corneal thickness measurement and tonometry, the cornea was mounted on a femtosecond lase...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Meltendorf C,Schroeter J,Bug R,Kohnen T,Deller T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes biochemical and morphological differences of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK) corneas as compared with normal corneas. At the ultrastructural level, all PBK corneas studied had abnormal fibrillar material posterior to the Descemet's membrane. In addition, two of the six PBK buttons ha...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Kenney MC,Chwa M

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To address the effect of topical instillation of oxybuprocaine on the relative distribution of corneal thickness (CT) in young healthy subjects. METHODS:Prospective study involving 30 eyes of 30 emmetropic subjects (24 ± 3 years). Corneal thickness measurements were carried out before and 3 minutes after the i...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sanchis-Gimeno JA,Palanca-Sanfrancisco JM,García-Lázaro S,Madrid-Costa D,Cerviño A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the relationships among endothelial morphometric variables and contact lens-induced corneal swelling in a homogeneous sample of adapted contact-lens wearers. METHODS:Fifteen male subjects ranging in age from 20 to 40 years, all adapted to daily wear of hydrogel lenses, wore uniform-thickness lense...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Erickson P,Doughty MJ,Comstock TL,Cullen AP

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the use of anterior stromal micropuncture and amniotic membrane transplantation in the management of painful bullous keratopathy in patients with poor visual potential. METHODS:Interventional case series. A retrospective review was performed to identify all patients who were treated by one of us (A.J...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Sonmez B,Kim BT,Aldave AJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Comparison of corneal pachymetry assessment with ultrasound and Orbscan II using acoustic factor and subtraction methods. METHODS:Ultrasound and Orbscan pachymetry for all patients with LASIK performed between July 2002 and May 2003 were retrospectively analyzed. Comparison between the 2 preoperative measureme...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Cheng AC,Tang E,Mohamed S,Lam DS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the effect of the corneal asphericity and toricity on the map patterns and best fit sphere (BFS) characteristics in elevation topography. METHODS:The corneal surface was modeled as a biconic surface of principal radii and asphericity values of r1 and r2 and Q1 and Q2, respectively. The apex of the ...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Gatinel D,Malet J,Hoang-Xuan T,Azar DT

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 (CHST6) gene in Chinese patients with macular corneal dystrophy (MCD). METHODS:Nineteen unrelated Chinese families with MCD, including 24 patients and 3 unaffected relatives, were examined. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. The coding reg...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Liu Z,Tian X,Iida N,Fujiki K,Xie P,Wang W,Ma Z,Kanai A,Murakami A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have utilized a radically new type of optical scanning microscope to study the full-thickness morphology of the intact cornea in an excised human eye bank eye and in freshly sacrificed rabbit eyes in situ. This technology enables one to study corneal morphology layer by layer in extremely thin sections, only distur...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Lemp MA,Dilly PN,Boyde A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:One of the most disturbing trends in recent years is the growth of resistant strains of bacteria with the simultaneous dearth of new antimicrobial agents. Thus, new antimicrobial agents for the use on the ocular surface are needed. METHODS:We synthesized a variety of ionic liquid compounds, which possess 2 pos...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： O'Toole GA,Wathier M,Zegans ME,Shanks RM,Kowalski R,Grinstaff MW

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Videokeratoscopes provide a wealth of information about the topography of the ocular surface. Although there have been numerous studies of the accuracy and precision of videokeratoscopes with inanimate test objects, little information exists on their precision (repeatability) for real eyes. METHODS:To investig...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Buehren T,Collins MJ,Iskander DR,Davis B,Lingelbach B

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lissamine green (LG) is often used in addition to fluorescein to assess the severity of conjunctival damage in dry eye syndrome, which is graded manually. Our purpose was to describe an algorithm designed for image analysis of LG conjunctival staining. METHODS:Twenty pictures of patients suffering from dry eye...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Courrier E,Renault D,Dib E,Urrea C,Kaspi M,Fournier C,Lépine T,Chiambaretta F,Hor G,He Z,Garcin T,Thuret G,Gain P

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to describe the clinicopathologic correlation of textural interface opacities (TIOs) in a Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) donor button after its removal. METHODS:A 75-year-old woman underwent combined phacoemulsification with intraocular lens placement an...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Newman LR,Rosenwasser GO,Dubovy SR,Matthews JL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tear secretion from the main lacrimal gland (LG) is mainly regulated by parasympathetic nerves. We performed several innervation studies to investigate lacrimation. METHODS:In male rabbits, we performed a retrograde dye-tracing study of LG innervation, evaluated preganglionic parasympathetic denervation, and a...

journal_title：Cornea

authors： Toshida H,Suto C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00