An Overview of Corneal Transplantation in the Past Decade. [PDF]
Clin Pract, 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.
Musa M +4 more
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Overview of Corneal Transplantation for the Nonophthalmologist. [PDF]
Transplant 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.
Zhou Y +4 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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Current Perspectives on Corneal Transplantation. [PDF]
Clin Ophthalmol, 2022 Disease of the cornea is the third leading cause of blindness worldwide. Corneal graft surgery is one of the most successful forms of solid organ transplantations in humans, with ever-increasing developments in surgical technique.
Liu S, Wong YL, Walkden A.
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Indications and surgical techniques for corneal transplantation at a tertiary referral center
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2019 Purpose: The study aimed to review the indications and techniques for corneal transplantation at a tertiary referral center over a 5-year period. Methods: Records of patients who underwent corneal transplantation at Khalili Medical Center, Shiraz, Iran ...
Hossein Jamali, Ahmad Reza Gholampour
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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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Mechanism and treatment of secondary glaucoma after corneal transplantation: a review [PDF]
Frontiers in OphthalmologyCorneal transplantation is a common treatment for corneal diseases. Secondary glaucoma after corneal transplantation is the second leading cause of failure of keratoplasty.
Yumeng Lin +13 more
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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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Scientific Reports, 2017 Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) play an important role in transplant rejection and tolerance. In high-risk corneal transplantation, where the graft bed is inflamed and vascularized, immature APCs in the donor corneal stroma quickly mature and migrate to ...
Maryam Tahvildari +5 more
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Clinical characteristics and viral colonization of corneal donors with coronavirus disease 2019: a comprehensive analysis before and after corneal transplantation [PDF]
Annals of MedicinePurpose To evaluate the clinical characteristics and viral Colonization of corneas donated by volunteers with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) before and after corneal transplantation.Methods We retrospectively compared the characteristics and ...
Shuo Yang +5 more
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