Successful Treatment of Corneal Hypertrophic Scar in Hurler Syndrome
Clinical Case Reports (discontinued)Key Clinical Message In Hurler syndrome, corneal opacification is a common finding but rarely manifests as hypertrophic scars. A 6‐year‐old boy with Hurler syndrome had a hypertrophic scar on his left eye, which was successfully treated with superficial ...
Nima Koosha +2 more
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Intrastromal autologous implantation of adipose derived adult stem cells for the management of established corneal scars [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case ReportsPurpose: To describe a case of well-documented corneal stroma transparency improvement following the intrastromal implantation of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADASC) in a keratoconic patient with established stromal scars ...
Jorge L. Alio del Barrio +4 more
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Classification of Histologically Proven Inflammation in Clinically Inactive Corneal Scars: Implications for Graft Outcomes After Penetrating Keratoplasty [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MedicineBackground/Objectives: Clinically inactive corneal scars have repeatedly been shown to exhibit histological inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the degree of histological inflammation in clinically inactive corneal scars of different origins and ...
Helena Siegel +2 more
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Nanoparticle-mediated inhibition of Yes-associated protein prevents corneal scarring after traumatic injury [PDF]
Materials Today BioCorneal scars develop during the regenerative process following traumatic injuries. Verteporfin (VP), a Yes-associated protein (YAP) inhibitor, has shown promise as an antifibrotic agent, but its application to the ocular surface is limited by ...
Nae-Won Kang +11 more
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Histopathologic findings of keratoconus corneas underwent penetrating keratoplasty according to topographic measurements and keratoconus severity [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 AIM: To investigate the histopathologic and morphological changes of the corneas with keratoconus (KC) undergoing penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) according to topographic findings and severity of KC.
Mohammad Naderan +2 more
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Indications of Penetrating Keratoplasty in Southern India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Aim: To study the indications of penetrating keratoplasty in Southern India. Settings and Design: Retrospective study. Material and Methods: Retrospective evaluation of eye bank records from December, 2002 to December, 2012 with respect to ...
Laxman Dasar +4 more
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Femtosecond laser-assisted anterior lamellar keratoplasty for treatment of herpetic corneal scars
Delta Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Purpose The aim of this study was to report the results of femtosecond laser-assisted anterior lamellar keratoplasty (FS-ALK) for treatment of herpetic corneal scars in a small group of cases.
Mohamed Anis, Mohamed Hosny, Sarah Azzam
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Topical losartan as a novel therapeutic approach for corneal scars: clinical outcomes from a case series [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de OftalmologiaThe objective was to investigate the efficacy of topical losartan in treating corneal scars in patients with varying clinical backgrounds. A case series with six patients diagnosed with corneal scars resulting from herpetic keratitis or complicated ...
Gonçalo Cavaco Tardão +7 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) is done regularly for anterior corneal diseases such as corneal dystrophies, corneal degenerations, scars, and band-shaped keratopathy. The various indications include both therapeutic and visual.
Varsha M Rathi +2 more
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Histological evaluation of corneal scar formation in pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 PURPOSE: To evaluate histological changes in the corneal stroma in pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. METHODS: Twenty-eight patients (28 eyes) with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy underwent therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty at Shandong Eye Institute ...
Ting Liu +3 more
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