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Therapeutic Effect of Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Experimental Corneal Failure Due to Limbal Stem Cell Niche Damage [PDF]

, 2017
Producción CientíficaLimbal stem cells are responsible for the continuous renewal of the corneal epithelium. The destruction or dysfunction of these stem cells or their niche induces limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) leading to visual loss, chronic pain,
Calonge Cano, Margarita, Galindo de la Rosa, Sara, Herreras Cantalapiedra, José María, López Paniagua, Marina, Mata Sampedro, Ana de la, Nieto Miguel, Teresa, Plata Cordero, María, Rey, Esther   +7 more
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Nance‐Horan Syndrome: Further Delineation of the Affected Male and the Female Carrier Phenotypes

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nance‐Horan syndrome (NHS; OMIM 302350) is a rare, X‐linked syndrome characterized by bilateral congenital cataracts leading to profound vision loss, specific dental anomalies including characteristic screwdriver blade‐shaped incisors, facial anomalies, and intellectual disability.
Maria K. Haanpää, Chad R. Haldeman‐Englert, Marja Hietala, Melisa S. Tanverdi, Patrick P. Koty, Diana Brightman, Eniolami Dosunmu, Shailja Tibrewal, Savleen Kaur, Anupriya Kaur, Raj Kumar Verma, Alejandra G. de Alba Campomanes, Virginia Utz, Anne M. Slavotinek, Cynthia Curry   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conjunctival Telangiectasia in a Patient with Ataxia Telangiectasia: A Case Report

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to report a 7-year-old patient who developed bilateral conjunctival hyperemia while being under treatment of pneumonia in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital.
Özge Pınar Akarsu, Cemile Üçgül Atılgan, Dilek Güven   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implantable Drug Delivery Systems for Skeletal Muscles and Eyes

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
This review highlights the different types of recent implantable drug delivery systems (IDDS) fabricated for a use with skeletal muscles, and with eyes. It presents the developments already made and the current research directions, showing the evolution of IDDS and their great diversity.
Serge Ostrovidov, Murugan Ramalingam, Hongkai Wu, Toshinori Fujie, Yukinari Nakamura, Takeshi Hori, Yuji Nashimoto, Xuetao Shi, Hirokazu Kaji   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case Report of Restoration of the Corneal Epithelium in a Patient with Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis Resulting in Amelioration of Ocular Allergic Inflammation

Allergology International, 2010
: Background: Atopic and vernal keratoconjunctivitis are severe types of ocular allergic disease characterized not only by conjunctival inflammation but also by corneal involvement.
Ken Fukuda, Naoyuki Yamada, Teruo Nishida   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Limbal stem cell transplantation: clinical results, limits, and perspectives [PDF]

, 2018
Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a clinical condition characterized by damage of cornea limbal stem cells, which results in an impairment of corneal epithelium turnover and in an invasion of the cornea by the conjunctival epithelium.
Bruscolini, Alice, Lambiase, Alessandro, Rama, Paolo, Sacchetti, Marta   +3 more
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Nanostructured drug delivery systems for posterior segment eye diseases: Strategies to defy ocular barriers

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Efficient drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye has long been a challenging issue due to the complex ocular barriers. The review focuses on the promise held by nanoplatforms for barrier penetration and the key mechanisms involved, also highlighting their advantages in achieving efficient drug delivery and superior treatment of PSEDs ...
Yifan Shen, Ying Yao, Yan Zhang, Xinyu Shi, Ling Bai, Yang Zhong, Yan Zhang, Kun Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automated Fovea Detection Based on Unsupervised Retinal Vessel Segmentation Method [PDF]

, 2017
The Computer Assisted Diagnosis systems could save workloads and give objective diagnostic to ophthalmologists. At first level of automated screening of systems feature extraction is the fundamental step. One of these retinal features is the fovea.
Kalantari, Faraz, Kelley, Patrick, Nazar, Mahdieh, Tavakoli, Meysam   +3 more
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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

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serological and lacrimal signaling in patients affected by vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) [PDF]

, 2018
Background. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a rare inflammatory disease involving the ocular surface, with seasonally exacerbated symptoms. Both type-1 and type-4 hypersensitivity reactions play a role in the development of VKC. Purpose.
Aventaggiato, Michele, Bruscolini, Alice, Duse, Marzia, IANNACCONE, ANDREA, Nebbioso, Marcella, Zicari, Anna Maria   +5 more
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