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Corneal nerves in health and disease [PDF]

open access: yesProgress in Retinal and Eye Research, 2019
The cornea is the most sensitive structure in the human body. Corneal nerves adapt to maintain transparency and contribute to corneal health by mediating tear secretion and protective reflexes and provide trophic support to epithelial and stromal cells.
Mouhamed A. Al-Aqaba   +4 more
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Roles and Mechanisms of Regulated Necrosis in Corneal Diseases: Progress and Perspectives. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Ophthalmol, 2022
Regulated necrosis is defined as cell death characterized by loss of the cell membrane integrity and release of the cytoplasmic content. It contributes to the development and progression of some diseases, including ischemic stroke injury, liver diseases,
Lin W, Chen M, Cissé Y, Chen X, Bai L.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Advances in clinical examination of lacrimal gland

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2023
In humans, the lacrimal gland is located in the socket of the frontal bone above the outer orbital area. As an essential part of the eye surface, the gland is fixed to the orbital periosteum by connective tissue.
Yuan Lin   +20 more
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The Effects of Donor-Recipient Age and Sex Compatibility in the Outcomes of Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasties

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeCorneal transplantations are the commonest allogenic transplant surgeries performed worldwide. Transplantable grade donor cornea is a finite resource.
Hon Shing Ong   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss in Glaucoma and Glaucoma Surgery and the Utility of Management with Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmology, 2022
The corneal endothelium has a crucial role in maintaining a clear and healthy cornea. Corneal endothelial cell loss occurs naturally with age; however, a diagnosis of glaucoma and surgical intervention for glaucoma can exacerbate a decline in cell number
Neeru A Vallabh   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Umbilical Cord Stem Cells in the Treatment of Corneal Diseases

open access: yes, 2023
To restore transparency and function, corneal specialists currently utilise stem cells of different origins, bioengineered cells and biomaterials. Stem cells are capable of giving rise to progenies with specific functional and morphological traits and in
McGhee, Charles NJ   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Corneal Opacity in LCAT Disease [PDF]

open access: yesCornea, 1992
Deficiency of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase, LCAT disease, is one of the dyslipoproteinemias with characteristic lipid deposits in the cornea. The present report documents the clinicopathologic abnormalities of one case in which a full-thickness corneal specimen was obtained at the time of corneal transplantation.
Cogan, David G.   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Corneal Biomechanical Assessment with Ultra-High-Speed Scheimpflug Imaging During Non-Contact Tonometry: A Prospective Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Background: In recent years, increasing interest has arisen in the application of data from corneal biomechanics in many areas of ophthalmology, particularly to assist in the detection of early corneal ectasia or ectasia susceptibility, to predict ...
Baptista, Pedro Manuel   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Corneal Diseases. [PDF]

open access: yesVision (Basel)
We evaluated the clinical applications of artificial intelligence models in diagnosing corneal diseases, highlighting their performance metrics and clinical potential.
Nusair O   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

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