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Treatment of superficial corneal opacities with corneal stromal lenticule obtained through SMILE surgery [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology
AIM: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and feasibility of superficial corneal opacities treated by excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) combined with small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE)-derived corneal stromal lenticule ...
Shi-Si Hu, Hui Ding, Xu-Yun Meng, Bo-Wen Ouyang, Zhen-Duo Yang, Xiao-Dan Chen, Xing-Wu Zhong   +6 more
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Genetic risk factors in Finnish patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To study the genetic risk factors of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) in the Finnish population using hospital‐based and large biobank cohorts. Methods We genotyped a cohort of 107 Finnish patients with FECD for the primary associated genetic risk factor, the TCF4 (CTG)>50 expansion, and studied their clinical phenotype.
Inka‐Tuulevi Vähämäki, Annamari T. Immonen, Joel T. Rämö, Aino M. Jaakkola, Kari Krootila, Maria Kaukonen, FinnGen, Aarno Palotie, Hannes Lohi, Tero T. Kivelä, Joni A. Turunen   +10 more
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Corneal transplantation: Restoring sight to the blind

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Corneal blindness is one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide. Transplantation of the cornea can restore vision and make blind patients see again. Corneal transplant surgery has undergone major evolution in recent decades with the advent of minimally invasive lamellar surgical approaches such as DMEK and DALK.
Claus Cursiefen
wiley   +1 more source

Corneal transplantation [PDF]

, 2015
Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal grafting or keratoplasty is a procedure during which dysfunctional cornea is removed from a patient's eye and replaced with healthy clear cornea from a donor.
Grgić, Meggy
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Intrastromal graft of anterior lens capsule. A substitute for Bowman layer graft transplantation for keratoconus.

PLoS ONE
PurposeThe shortage of donor corneas limits Bowman layer transplantation for keratoconus. In this study, we evaluate the clinical outcome of porcine anterior lens capsule (xenograft) transplantation in the corneal stroma of a rabbit model as substitute ...
Carlos A Rodríguez-Barrientos, Amir Translateur-Grynspan, Judith Zavala, Jorge E Valdez, Gisella Santaella, Carmen Barraquer-Coll   +5 more
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The impact of family history on corneal donation and transplantation attitudes: a survey-based study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To assess how having a first-degree relative who underwent corneal transplantation influenced people’s attitudes regarding corneal donation and transplantation.
Berrin Okka, Selman Belviranli, Mehmet Adam, Enver Mirza, Yasemin Durduran   +4 more
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A prospective randomised comparison of two different stenting sutures when using the Baerveldt 101–350 aqueous shunt – Lab transition to clinical process

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The Baerveldt glaucoma drainage implant (BGI 101–350) is one of the most effective treatment options for managing refractory glaucoma. To mitigate early hypotony in non‐valved implants, intraluminal occluding sutures (IOSs) are commonly used.
Evripidis Sykakis, Anastasia Tsiogka, Vasileios Selimis, Minas I. Aslanides, Athanasios Skouras, George Kenanakis, Ioannis M. Aslanides, Minas M. Stylianakis   +7 more
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Indications for Corneal Transplantation at a Tertiary Referral Center in Tehran

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2010
Purpose: To report the indications and techniques of corneal transplantation at a tertiary referral center in Tehran over a 3-year period. Methods: Records of patients who had undergone any kind of corneal transplantation at Labbafinejad Medical Center,
Mohammad Zare, Mohammad-Ali Javadi, Bahram Einollahi, Alireza Baradaran-Rafii, Siamak Zarei Ghanavati, Mohammad-Reza Jamshidi Farsani, Parviz Mohammadi, Sepehr Feizi   +7 more
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Chlorhexidine 0.02% or polyhexamethylene biguanide 0.02% as the main treatment for Acanthamoeba keratitis

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To report medical cure and treatment failure rates of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) with respect to type of treatment, disease stage and prognostic factors. Methods Electronic records were reviewed for 45 patients with PCR‐positive AK treated at the Department of Ophthalmology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark from 2012 to 2025 ...
Anders Ivarsen, Sandra M. Skovdal, Stine Elkjær Nielsen, Christen Rune Stensvold, Henrik Vedel Nielsen, Jesper Hjortdal   +5 more
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Clinical outcomes of the PAUL® glaucoma implant for secondary glaucoma

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Secondary glaucoma encompasses a broad spectrum of disease entities arising from diverse ocular pathologies and is often refractory to conventional treatment. Glaucoma drainage devices (GDDs) have therefore become an important surgical option.
Carolin Deubel, Benjamin Aretz, Wolfgang Walz, Michael Petrak, Frank G. Holz, Raffael Liegl, Karl Mercieca, Constance Liegl   +7 more
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