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Advantages of femtosecond laser in various corneal transplantation procedures: A narrative literature review [PDF]
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 The ability of the femtosecond laser (FSL) to create tissue incisions at desired depth and location with minimal collateral damage to surrounding tissue may offer potential advantages for corneal transplantation surgery.
Sang Beom Han
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Indications for and techniques of keratoplasty at Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 AIM: To report the indications for and techniques of corneal transplantation at Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) over a period of 12y (2002-2013).
Pham Ngoc Dong +3 more
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Keratoplasty for keratoconus: advantages and disadvantages
Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2022 Keratoconus is a progressive bilateral corneal ectasia, accompanied by loss of vision due to high irregular astigmatism, which is the leading indication for corneal transplantation.
M. M. Bikbov +2 more
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Corneal transplantation for keratoconus in South Korea
Scientific Reports, 2021 This nationwide population-based study investigated the incidence rate of and risk factors for the progression to corneal transplantation in patients with keratoconus in South Korea using claims data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment ...
Sungsoon Hwang +4 more
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Corneal Disease & Transplantation
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 Corneal diseases represent the third leading cause of blindness worldwide, and corneal transplantation, which aims at restoring corneal clarity and vision, is the most frequently performed transplant worldwide [...]
Giulia Coco, Vito Romano
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Medicina, 2023 Background: Chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) is a common ocular complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), characterized by progressive inflammation of the ocular surface and refractory dry eye.
Yunjiao He +3 more
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A Transformer-Based Deep Learning Approach for Fairly Predicting Post-Liver Transplant Risk Factors [PDF]
J Biomed Inform. 2024 Jan;149:104545, 2023 Liver transplantation is a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage liver disease. There are two main challenges in liver transplant: finding the best matching patient for a donor and ensuring transplant equity among different subpopulations. The current MELD scoring system evaluates a patient's mortality risk if not receiving an organ within ...
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Systemic immunomodulatory strategies in high-risk corneal transplantation
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2017 The cornea is the most commonly transplanted tissue in the body. Although corneal grafts generally have high success rates, transplantation onto inflamed and vascularized host beds, or so-called high-risk corneal transplantation, has a high rate of graft
Tulio B Abud +3 more
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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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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2022 Background Corneal transplantation is the only way to treat serious corneal diseases caused by corneal endothelial dysfunction. However, the shortage of donor corneal tissues and human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) remains a worldwide challenge.
Peng Sun +4 more
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