Indications and outcome of repeat penetrating keratoplasty in India [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2005 Background Repeat penetrating keratoplasty is quite often required as there is high chance of failure of the primary graft particularly in the developing world.
Titiyal Jeewan S +5 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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Indications and types of keratoplasties: Trends in the past 10 years (2011-2020) in Eastern India
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose: To observe the trends of various types of keratoplasties in different etiologies over a period of 10 years (2011-2020) in a tertiary eye care center of eastern India.
Amanjot Kaur +5 more
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Extracellular Vesicles in Corneal Fibrosis/Scarring
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 Communication between cells and the microenvironment is a complex, yet crucial, element in the development and progression of varied physiological and pathological processes. Accumulating evidence in different disease models highlights roles of extracellular vesicles (EVs), either in modulating cell signaling paracrine mechanism(s) or harnessing their ...
Vincent Yeung +6 more
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Corneoscleral laceration and ocular burns caused by electronic cigarette explosions [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE: To report cases of acute globe rupture and bilateral corneal burns from electronic cigarette (EC) explosions. METHODS: Case series. RESULTS: We describe a series of patients with corneal injury caused by EC explosions.
Echalier, Elizabeth +6 more
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serological and lacrimal signaling in patients affected by vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) [PDF]
, 2018 Background. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a rare inflammatory disease involving the ocular surface, with seasonally exacerbated symptoms. Both type-1 and type-4 hypersensitivity reactions play a role in the development of VKC. Purpose.
Aventaggiato, Michele +5 more
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Autophagy in Extracellular Matrix and Wound Healing Modulation in the Cornea
Biomedicines, 2022 Autophagy is a robust cellular mechanism for disposing of harmful molecules or recycling them to cells, which also regulates physiopathological processes in cornea.
Duraisamy Kempuraj, Rajiv R. Mohan
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A review of the role of ultrasound biomicroscopy in glaucoma associated with rare diseases of the anterior segment [PDF]
, 2016 Ultrasound biomicroscopy is a non-invasive imaging technique, which allows high-resolution evaluation of the anatomical features of the anterior segment of the eye regardless of optical media transparency.
Abdolrahimzadeh, B +5 more
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Sterile keratitis following collagen crosslinking
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2014 Purpose: To report a keratoconic eye that developed severe sterile keratitis and corneal scar after collagen crosslinking necessitating corneal transplantation.
Mohammad-Ali Javadi, Sepehr Feizi
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Diagnosing Paraproteinemic Keratopathy: A Case Report
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2021 A 65-year-old man presented with bilateral, painless, progressive blurring of vision over 9 years. Slit-lamp examination revealed bilateral subepithelial corneal opacities in clusters located at the mid-periphery.
Eugenie Mok +3 more
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