A brief history of corneal transplantation: From ancient to modern
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 This review highlights many of the fundamental concepts and events in the development of corneal transplantation - from ancient times to modern. Tales of eye, limb, and even heart transplantation appear in ancient and medieval texts; however, in the ...
Alexandra X Crawford +2 more
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Awareness regarding eye donation among stakeholders in Srikakulam district in South India [PDF]
, 2014 Background There is a huge need for the availability of transplantable donor corneas worldwide to reduce the burden of corneal blindness due to corneal opacity.
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The Evolution of Corneal Transplantation [PDF]
Annals of Transplantation, 2017 BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the evolution of surgical methods in and leading indications for corneal transplantation from 2005 to 2016. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from the corneal graft waiting list and from all keratoplasties carried out between 2005 and 2016 at the University Eye Hospital Tübingen were retrospectively evaluated.
Daniel Röck +4 more
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Bioscience Journal, 2018 Describing the epidemiological characterization of patients awaiting cornea transplant (on the waiting list) of a reference service in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Giovanna Karinny Pereira Cruz +4 more
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High-Risk Corneal Graft Rejection in the Setting of Previous Corneal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-1 Infection [PDF]
, 2016 Acknowledgments The authors thank M. Robertson and R. Fordyce for technical support during the duration of the study. The work performed in Aberdeen was supported by grant from Action Medical Research UK (SP4328; London, England, UK), NHS Grampian ...
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Limbal stem cell transplantation: clinical results, limits, and perspectives [PDF]
, 2018 Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a clinical condition characterized by damage of cornea limbal stem cells, which results in an impairment of corneal epithelium turnover and in an invasion of the cornea by the conjunctival epithelium.
Bruscolini, Alice +3 more
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Biomarkers in ocular chronic graft versus host disease: tear cytokine- and chemokine-based predictive model. [PDF]
, 2016 Producción CientíficaPurpose: To develop a tear molecule level-based predictive model based on a panel of tear cytokines and their correlation with clinical features in ocular chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD).
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Corneal transplantation in Britain [PDF]
BMJ, 1995 Over 3000 corneal transplant operations are performed each year in Britain, making this the commonest type of allografting. In most procedures a full thickness corneal button, about 8 mm in diameter, is removed and replaced. The change from using fresh tissue (within 24 hours of death) to stored tissue during the 1980s converted keratoplasty from an ...
P A Dyer, A B Tullo
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Minocycline is cytoprotective in human corneal endothelial cells and induces anti-apoptotic B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction Loss of corneal endothelial cells (CECs) is one major factor limiting transplant clarity and survival after keratoplasty. Amongst other factors, apoptosis due to cellular stress is responsible for these problems.
Hirneiß, Christoph +3 more
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The Immune Response to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection in Susceptible Mice is a Major Cause of CNS Pathology Resulting in Fatal Encephalitis [PDF]
, 2008 This study was undertaken to investigate possible immune mechanisms in fatal HSV-1 encephalitis (HSE) after HSV-1 corneal inoculation. Susceptible 129S6 (129) but not resistant C57BL/6 (B6) mice developed intense focal inflammatory brainstem lesions of ...
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