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Non-invasive detection of nanoscale structural changes in cornea associated with cross-linking treatment [PDF]
, 2020 Corneal cross-linking (CXL) using UVA irradiation with a riboflavin photosensitizer has grown from an interesting concept to a practical clinical treatment for corneal ectatic diseases globally, such as keratoconus. To characterize the corneal structural changes, existing methods such as X-ray microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM ...
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Corneal transplantation for keratoconus [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Optometry and Visual Science, 2013 This review discusses current techniques of corneal transplantation for moderate to advanced keratoconus. The aim of this article is to provide primary eye care practitioners with an overview of two current corneal transplantation modalities, namely penetrating and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.
Michael J. Doughty, Sven Jonuscheit
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Predicting Kidney Transplant Survival using Multiple Feature Representations for HLAs [PDF]
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Artificial
Intelligence in Medicine (2021) 51-60, 2021 Kidney transplantation can significantly enhance living standards for people suffering from end-stage renal disease. A significant factor that affects graft survival time (the time until the transplant fails and the patient requires another transplant) for kidney transplantation is the compatibility of the Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLAs) between the ...
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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of cornea transplant patients of a reference hospital
Revista Latino-Americana de EnfermagemObjective: clinically characterizing cornea transplant patients and their distribution according to indicated and post-operative conditions of cornea transplantation, as well as estimating the average waiting time.
Giovanna Karinny Pereira Cruz +5 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2019 Background Corneal transplantations are surgeries performed for irreparable corneal diseases and damage. However, there is a gap between the number of potential recipients and the number of donor corneas available.
Seth Lartey +5 more
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UCTx: a multi-agent system to assist a transplant coordination unit [PDF]
, 2001 We present a system called UCTx, designed to model and automate some of the tasks performed by a Transplant Coordination Unit (UCTx) inside a Hospital.
Caballero, Francisco +3 more
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Two cases of fungal keratitis caused by Metarhizium anisopliae [PDF]
, 2018 We present two cases of keratitis due to Metarhizium anisopliae in geographically separated areas of the United States. The isolates were microscopically similar but morphologically different and were identified by ribosomal DNA sequencing. Both isolates
Burd, Eileen M +5 more
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Pediatric corneal transplantation: techniques, challenges, and outcomes
Therapeutic Advances in OphthalmologyPediatric corneal transplant is a highly demanding and technically challenging procedure for the cornea surgeon in today’s era. These cases pose unique challenges in clinical and surgical management. The indications of pediatric corneal transplant can be
Bharat Gurnani +9 more
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Journal of Biomedical Science, 2019 Human corneal endothelial cells are notorious for their restricted proliferative ability in vivo and in vitro. Hence, injury or dysfunction of these cells may easily result in blindness.
Shuangling Chen +6 more
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Component corneal surgery: An update
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 Several decades ago, penetrating keratoplasty was a challenge to corneal surgeons. Constant effort by the corneal surgeon to improve the outcomes as well as utilization of the available resources has led to a revolutionary change in the field of ...
Prafulla K Maharana +5 more
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