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Risk of Corneal Transplant Rejection Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

Ophthalmology and Therapy
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated an unparalleled global vaccination campaign, raising concerns about the vaccine's effects on various health conditions, including the risk of corneal transplant rejection.
Parul Chawla Gupta, Bijaya K. Padhi, Hashem Abu Serhan, Arkadiusz Dziedzic, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Shilpa Gaidhane, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Abhay M. Gaidhane, Neelima Kukreti, Sarvesh Rustagi, Prakasini Satapathy   +10 more
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Autologous Corneal Transplant from an Enucleated Fellow Eye for Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report [PDF]

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2020
Background: To report a case of autologous corneal transplant in a patient with corneal leukoma and choroidal melanoma in the fellow eye. Case Presentation: A 56-year-old woman was complaining about decrease in vision in her left eye.
Matias Iglicki, Anat Loewenstein, Manuel Manera, Claudia Castro, Catharina Busch, Dinah Zur, Hermino Pablo Negri   +6 more
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Immunopathology of Corneal Allograft Rejection and Donor-Specific Antibodies (DSAs) as Immunological Predictors of Corneal Transplant Failure [PDF]

Cells
Despite tremendous developments in the field of laboratory testing in transplantation, the rules of eligibility for corneal transplantation still do not include typing of human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) in the donor and recipient or detection of donor ...
Natalia Olejkowska, Iwona Gorczyca, Marek Rękas, Marzena Garley   +3 more
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Indications and Outcomes of Corneal Transplant Surgery in Ghana

The Annals of African Surgery, 2021
Background: Corneal blindness contributes to 25% of all blindness. We review corneal transplant, a common surgical remedy, in Ghana to determine indications and visual outcomes in resource-poor environments. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study
Seth Lartey, Ellen Konadu Antwi-Adjei, Abdul Kabir Mohammed, Emmanuel Owusu Poku   +3 more
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Overview of Corneal Transplantation for the Nonophthalmologist

Transplantation Direct, 2023
Corneal transplant is a procedure that aims to replace dysfunctional corneal tissue with a transparent graft and is one of the most widely performed transplant surgeries, but its public and professional awareness is low outside of ophthalmology.
Yujia Zhou, MD, Theodore Wang, BS, Sonal S. Tuli, MD, Walter A. Steigleman, MD, Ankit A. Shah, MD   +4 more
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An Overview of Corneal Transplantation in the Past Decade

Clinics and Practice, 2023
The cornea is a transparent avascular structure located in the front of the eye that refracts light entering the eyes and also serves as a barrier between the outside world and the internal contents of the eye.
Mutali Musa, Marco Zeppieri, Ehimare S. Enaholo, Ekele Chukwuyem, Carlo Salati   +4 more
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Corneal biomechanical properties in patients with kidney transplant

Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the corneal biomechanical properties in patients post kidney transplant and to compare them with healthy age-matched control.
Vaibhav Kumar Jain, Rachna Agarwal, Shabari Pal, Jaya Kaushik, Kumudini Sharma, Vikas Kanaujia   +5 more
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Aspects of corneal transplant immunology [PDF]

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2017
Mehran Zarei-Ghanavati, Christopher Liu
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A Novel Vitamin E TPGS-Based Formulation Enhances Chlorhexidine Bioavailability in Corneal Layers

Pharmaceutics, 2020
Keratitis is a severe condition characterized by inflammation of the cornea following a local trauma. The most common ocular disease is the bacterial one, which requires an antibiotic treatment.
Ciro Caruso, Amalia Porta, Alessandra Tosco, Daniela Eletto, Luigi Pacente, Silvia Bartollino, Ciro Costagliola   +6 more
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Simultaneous tectonic Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty and tectonic Bowman layer transplant for the management of corneal perforation [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
AIM: To report the outcomes of three cases of corneal perforation managed with simultaneous tectonic Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (t-DSEK) and tectonic Bowman layer transplant (t-BLT) as an alternative to tectonic penetrating keratoplasty (
Abdo Karim Tourkmani, Colm McAlinden, David F. Anderson, Jorge L. Alio del Barrio, Jorge L. Alió   +4 more
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