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PLoS ONE, 2015 The effect of local and systemic injections of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adipose tissue (AD-MSC) into rabbit models of corneal allograft rejection with either normal-risk or high-risk vascularized corneal beds was investigated.
Sherezade Fuentes-Julián +8 more
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Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Background Large lower eyelid defects resulting from tumour removal are frequently reconstructed using a tarsoconjunctival flap from the upper eyelid together with an overlying free skin graft, the so‐called Hughes procedure. One disadvantage of this technique is that the tarsoconjunctival flap occludes the eye during the revascularization of ...
Jens Nääv Ottosson +7 more
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006 Following a severe chemical injury, persistent corneal melting presents as a threatening condition for loss of vision or the eyeball itself. Keratoplasty (both lamellar and penetrating) and amniotic membrane transplantation have been the usual modes of ...
Kai-Chun Cheng, Cheng-Hsien Chang
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Outcome parameters in studies investigating dry eye disease: A systematic literature review
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract The development of effective therapeutics for dry eye disease (DED) is challenging due to its complex pathophysiology, heterogeneous patient presentation and the significant failure rate of previous clinical development programs. This underlines the importance of the selection of appropriate endpoints for clinical trials.
Viktoria Pai +8 more
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Infection control in the brain and the eye
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester +2 more
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Recommendations for the management of MPS VI: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. [PDF]
, 2019 IntroductionMucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI or Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (253200) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency in N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (arylsulfatase B).
Akyol, Mehmet Umut +30 more
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Causes of congenital corneal opacities and their management in a tertiary care center. [PDF]
, 2020 PURPOSE: To evaluate causes and management of congenital corneal opacities (CCO) diagnosed in a tertiary care eye center and to compare the data with a previous study at the same institution.
Hammersmith, Kristin M +3 more
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Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose To evaluate the surgery‐induced changes of astigmatism after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in eyes with failed previous penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Design Retrospective, interventional cohort study based on prospective DMEK database.
Florian Thomas Steinberg +6 more
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The new challenge of corneal transplantation in South Africa [PDF]
, 2007 EditorialThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaModern corneal transplantation is internationally accepted as highly successful and cost effective.
Meyer, David
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