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Keratolenticular adhesion removal for type 2 Peters anomaly: a case report
Eye and Vision, 2020 Background Type 2 Peters anomaly is a rare anterior segment disorder characterized by central corneal leukoma with keratolenticular adhesion and cataract.
Zhangliang Li, Rui Zou, Yune Zhao
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Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome: a novel histopathologic finding associated with corneal abnormalities
BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Background Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS) is a rare kind of anterior segment dysgenesis (ASD). The most common ocular features of ARS are posterior embryotoxon and iris hypoplasia, while some patients may manifest as corneal opacity and edema.
Ting Yu +6 more
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Confocal and Histological Features After Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diacrylate Corneal Inlay Implantation [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: To evaluate the in vivo biocompatibility of photopolymerized poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) intrastromal inlays in rabbit corneas. Methods: Sixty-three eyes of 42 New Zealand rabbits were included.
Bidaguren, Aritz +3 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Introduction PITX3 has been reported to be associated with congenital cataracts, anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis, Peters’ anomaly, and microphthalmia.
Lin Zhou, Zhike Xu, Qianying Wu, Xin Wei
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Vimentin Knockdown Decreases Corneal Opacity [PDF]
Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2014 Wound induced corneal fibrosis can lead to permanent visual impairment. Keratocyte activation and differentiation play a key role in fibrosis, and vimentin, a major structural type III intermediate filament, is a required component of this process. The purpose of our study was to develop a nonviral therapeutic strategy for treating corneal fibrosis in ...
Subrata K, Das +8 more
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Epilation for minor trachomatous trichiasis: four-year results of a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) needs to be managed to reduce the risk of vision loss. The long-term impact of epilation (a common traditional practice of repeated plucking of lashes touching the eye) in preventing visual impairment and corneal ...
Burton, Matthew J +14 more
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, 2011 PURPOSE: To examine the profile of retinoblastoma in a national tertiary referral center in Tanzania and to report first-year outcomes of its treatment using chemotherapy. METHODS: All patients with retinoblastoma referred in 2008 were included.
Bowman, Richard J +4 more
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Anterior segment optical coherence tomography for superficial keratectomy
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic TherapyPurpose: To report the use of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) for superficial keratectomy (SK) in anterior corneal opacity. Methods: The characteristics of 43 eyes (39 patients) with various lesions responsible for anterior corneal
Zi-wen Wang +4 more
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Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Peters anomaly (PA) is a rare, often bilateral, congenital corneal opacity, usually with a sporadic inheritance pattern, characterized by corneal opacities and irido-corneal or lenticular-corneal adhesions with a defect in the Descemet's membrane ...
Arpita Khasnavis, Merle Fernandes
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Surfactant protein D contributes to ocular defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a murine model of dry eye disease. [PDF]
, 2013 Dry eye disease can cause ocular surface inflammation that disrupts the corneal epithelial barrier. While dry eye patients are known to have an increased risk of corneal infection, it is not known whether there is a direct causal relationship between ...
Evans, David +4 more
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