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Corneal dystrophies in Japan [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Human Genetics, 2001
Recent advances in molecular genetics have increased our understanding of the role of genes. Four autosomal dominant corneal dystrophies (CDs); granular CD (GCD), Avellino CD (ACD), lattice CD (LCD), and Reis-Bücklers CD (RBCD) were mapped to the long arm of chromosome 5 (5q31).
K, Fujiki, K, Nakayasu, A, Kanai
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Recurrence of Avellino Corneal Dystrophy Following Penetrating Keratoplasty: A Case Report

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Granular – lattice (Avellino) corneal dystrophy is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion which affects stroma of the cornea with recurrent erosions and decreased vision due to clouding of cornea in later stage.
Rachana Singh Rana   +2 more
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Establishment of Novel Limbus-Derived, Highly Proliferative ABCG2+/ABCB5+ Limbal Epithelial Stem Cell Cultures

open access: yesStem Cells International, 2017
Homeostasis and regeneration of corneal epithelia are sustained by limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs); thus, an LESC deficiency is a major cause of blindness worldwide.
Eung Kweon Kim   +3 more
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Corneal dystrophies [PDF]

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2009
The term corneal dystrophy embraces a heterogenous group of bilateral genetically determined non-inflammatory corneal diseases that are restricted to the cornea. The designation is imprecise but remains in vogue because of its clinical value. Clinically, the corneal dystrophies can be divided into three groups based on the sole or predominant ...
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Macular corneal dystrophy with isolated peripheral Descemet membrane deposits

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019
Purpose: Macular Corneal Dystrophy (MCD, MIM #217800) is a category 1 corneal stromal dystrophy as per the current IC3D classification. While characterized by macular stromal deposits, we report a case of MCD type II with isolated bilateral peripheral ...
Wenlin Zhang   +6 more
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Corneal dystrophies: A decade of experience in a reference center in Bogotá, Colombia

open access: yesThe Pan-American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Purpose: To describe sociodemographic findings, frequency, and clinical characteristics of patients with corneal dystrophy who consulted an ophthalmologic national reference center in Bogotá-Colombia in 10 years.
Matilde Mora   +3 more
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Portable OCT-assisted surgical treatment of intracorneal pre-Descemet epithelial cyst: a case report

open access: yesBMC Ophthalmology, 2017
Background Intracorneal epithelial cysts are a rare clinical condition that can occur anywhere in the corneal tissue; however, they appear most commonly in the stroma.
Sang Woo Kim, Eung Kweon Kim
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Primary graft failure after big bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in macular corneal dystrophy

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
Macular corneal dystrophy is autosomal recessive dystrophy characterized by deposits of abnormal glycosaminoglycans in stromal lamellae and within endothelial cells.
Sunita Chaurasia   +3 more
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Rare stromal corneal dystrophic diseases in Oman: A clinical and histopathological analysis for accurate diagnosis

open access: yesOman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Corneal dystrophy (CD) encirclements a heterogeneous group of genetically determined corneal diseases. Many features still remain unknown.
Ahmed Mohamed Reda   +1 more
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THE LOCAL APPLICATION OF AUTHOLOGICAL MONONUCLEAR BLOOD CELLS FOR THE ENDOTHELIAN EPITHELIAN CORNEAL DYSTROPHY EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT

open access: yesБюллетень сибирской медицины, 2016
Aim. The article illustrates the way of endothelian – epithepial corneal dystrophy regeneration with intracameral using of authological mononuclear blood cells.Materials and methods. The series of experiments were made on Wistar rats.
E. O. Filippova   +2 more
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