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Keratoprostheses for corneal blindness: a review of contemporary devices [PDF]

, 2015
According to the World Health Organization, globally 4.9 million are blind due to corneal pathology. Corneal transplantation is successful and curative of the blindness for a majority of these cases. However, it is less successful in a number of diseases
Avadhanam, Venkata, Liu, Christopher, Smith, Helen   +2 more
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An Update on Ocular Surface Epithelial Stem Cells: Cornea and Conjunctiva

Stem Cells International, 2015
The human ocular surface (front surface of the eye) is formed by two different types of epithelia: the corneal epithelium centrally and the conjunctival epithelium that surrounds this. These two epithelia are maintained by different stem cell populations
T. Ramos, Deborah C. Scott, Sajjad Ahmad
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical characteristics, treatment response, and survival outcomes in melanoma patients with cavity carcinomatosis: A retrospective analysis

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Cavity carcinomatosis, a late manifestation of cancer, fuels tumor formation throughout a large area, most commonly the peritoneal and pleural cavities. The condition also can lead to resistance to otherwise effective treatment strategies.
Zhongqiao Lin, Li Zhu, Yuyang Huang, Lizhu Chen, Yuping Lu, Yu Chen, Jing Lin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

SmartHeLP: Smartphone-based Hemoglobin Level Prediction Using an Artificial Neural Network [PDF]

, 2018
Blood hemoglobin level (Hgb) measurement has a vital role in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of numerous diseases. We describe the use of smartphone video imaging and an artificial neural network (ANN) system to estimate Hgb levels non ...
Adib, Riddhiman, Ahamed, Sheikh Iqbal, Begum, Azima, Haque, Md. Munirul, Hasan, Md Kamrul, Kim, Young, Love, Rechard M., Tumpa, Jannatul F.   +7 more
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Muc5ac mucin expression during rat skin development [PDF]

, 2015
Some mucin genes have been detected during human embryonic and fetal organ development; however, little is known about mucin expression in epidermal development, neither in humans nor in other species. The present research was developed to explore Muc5ac
Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo, Croce, María Virginia, Ferretti, Valeria, Segal Eiras, Amada   +3 more
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A Case of Recurrent Eye Infection Caused by Salmonella enterica Serovar Kentucky

iLABMED, EarlyView.
This paper reported the first isolation of Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky from an orbital abscess in an elderly female patient. More importantly, The isolate demonstrated multidrug resistance, emphasizing the need for clinicians to select antibiotics based on antimicrobial susceptibility reports.
Xueping Cao, Wei Zhang, Yufei Wang, Xiaoli Yang, Jinhong Zhang, Tao Sun, Jia Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poly-l/dl-lactic acid films functionalized with collagen IV as carrier substrata for corneal epithelial stem cells [PDF]

, 2019
Limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs) are responsible for the renewal of corneal epithelium. Cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation is the current treatment of choice for restoring the loss or dysfunction of LESCs.
Calonge Cano, Margarita, Engel, Elisabeth, Galindo de la Rosa, Sara, López Paniagua, Marina, Mata Sampedro, Ana de la, Mateos Timoneda, Miguel Ángel, Nieto Miguel, Teresa, Planell, Josep A.   +7 more
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The Role of Viral and Bacterial Infections in the Etiology of Behçet's Disease

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
Bacterial and viral pathogens may play a key role in Behçet's disease (BD) pathogenesis by triggering autoimmunity, molecular mimicry, or microbiome disruption. These infectious agents could initiate inflammatory pathways, contributing to BD's diverse clinical manifestations.
Mohsen Moghoofei, Hamid Pajavand, Razieh Shahbazi, Marzieh Rezaei, Elahe Taki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial Flora Changes in Conjunctiva of Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Type I Diabetes

PLoS ONE, 2015
Background The microbiota of both humans and animals plays an important role in their health and the development of disease. Therefore, the bacterial flora of the conjunctiva may also be associated with some diseases. However, there are no reports on the
C. Yang, Yuda Fei, Yali Qin, Dan Luo, Shufei Yang, Xinyun Kou, yingxin zi, Tingting Deng, M. Jin   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Safety of Baricitinib for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis in Adults Over a Median of 1.6 and up to 4.6 Years Treatment: Final Integrated Analysis of Eight Clinical Trials

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Baricitinib is a selective Janus kinase (JAK)1/JAK2 inhibitor approved in more than 70 countries for the treatment of moderate‐to‐severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults, and in over 30 countries for adolescents and children from age 2 years with moderate‐to‐severe AD, who are candidates for systemic therapy.
Antonio Costanzo, Antonio Torrelo, Eric L. Simpson, Marjolein De Bruin‐Weller, Diamant Thaçi, Norito Katoh, Silvia Sabatino, Andrew Buchanan, Kasia Morawska, Samuel Ogwu, Karen Denning, Jonathan I. Silverberg   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source