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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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Treatment of donor corneal tissue with immunomodulatory cytokines: a novel strategy to promote graft survival in high-risk corneal transplantation

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, Parisa Emami-Naeini, Masahiro Omoto, Alireza Mashaghi, Sunil K. Chauhan, Reza Dana   +5 more
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Biodegradable Natural Polymer‐Based Drug Delivery Systems for Bone Tissue Engineering

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing incidence of bone diseases and injuries, especially among aging populations, has underscored the shortcomings of traditional treatments such as bone grafts and metal implants, which often face complications including immune rejection, mechanical failure, and delayed healing.
Hyejin Jo, Shinwon Kang, Jae Eun Yang, Inseon Kim, Seunghun S. Lee   +4 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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Post-operative complications of penetrating corneal keratoplasty in patients with anterior segment toxic syndrome secondary to cataract surgery

ABCS Health Sciences, 2020
Introduction: Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS) after cataract surgery may cause severe corneal decompensation that compromises corneal transparency and may require penetrating corneal keratoplasty to improve visual acuity.
Elen Nishimoto Nishi, Vagner Loduca Lima, Glaucia Luciano da Veiga, Luiz Antonio de Brito Martins   +3 more
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Recommendations for the management of MPS VI: systematic evidence- and consensus-based guidance. [PDF]

, 2019
IntroductionMucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) VI or Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (253200) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency in N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfatase (arylsulfatase B).
Akyol, Mehmet Umut, Alden, Tord D, Amartino, Hernan, Ashworth, Jane, Belani, Kumar, Berger, Kenneth I, Borgo, Andrea, Braunlin, Elizabeth, Eto, Yoshikatsu, Giugliani, Roberto, Gold, Jeffrey I, Harmatz, Paul, Hendriksz, Christian, Jester, Andrea, Jones, Simon A, Karsli, Cengiz, Mackenzie, William, Marinho, Diane Ruschel, McFadyen, Andrew, McGill, Jim, Mitchell, John J, MPS Consensus Programme Co-Chairs, MPS Consensus Programme Steering Committee, Muenzer, Joseph, Okuyama, Torayuki, Orchard, Paul J, Scarpa, Maurizio, Stevens, Bob, Thomas, Sophie, Walker, Robert, Wynn, Robert   +30 more
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Analysis of the pathogenic factors and management of dry eye in ocular surface disorders [PDF]

, 2017
The tear film represents the interface between the eye and the environment. The alteration of the delicate balance that regulates the secretion and distribution of the tear film determines the dry eye (DE) syndrome. Despite having a multifactorial origin,
Albietz, Alio, Ambrosio, Djalilian, Dogru, Li, Nebbioso, Nebbioso, Patel, Rajan, Solomon, Suzuki, Toda, Wilson, Zhu   +14 more
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THE “NEW BODY SNATCHERS”: ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF PRESUMED CONSENT ORGAN DONATION LAWS ON PRIVACY, AUTONOMY, AND LIBERTY [PDF]

, 2011
This Note examines, in three parts, presumed consent laws as they pertain to organ donation. Part I discusses presumed consent and explains the salient features of presumed consent laws.
Liddy, Maryellen
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Effects of Mitomycin C in Early Conjunctival Inflammation after Pterygium Surgery [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare inflammatory events and graft characteristics 1 month and 6 months after conjunctival limbal autograft (CLAU) with and without intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC).
Asaad Ammaar, Mouafk, Campos, Pamela, da Costa Paula, Claudia, Julio Morán, Gemma, Pujol Vives, Pere   +4 more
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Pathological classification of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy into several types and their relationships with CTG18.1 expansion repeats

The Journal of Pathology, EarlyView.
Abstract Late‐onset Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is the most common primary disease of the corneal endothelium and the leading indication for corneal transplantation in Western countries. It is characterized by progressive accumulation, over two to three decades, of extracellular matrix (ECM) components in Descemet's membrane (DM ...
Hanielle Vaitinadapoulé, Daria Onitiu, Corantin Maurin, Gauthier Travers, Emmanuel Crouzet, Oliver Dorado‐Cortez, Sylvain Poinard, Zhiguo He, Fabien Forest, Edouard Ollier, Renaud Touraine, Philippe Gain, Jean‐Marc Perone, Gilles Thuret, the French Fuchs Study Group (FFSG), Diane Bernheim, Christophe Chiquet, Vincent Borderie, Tristan Bourcier, Jean‐Louis Bourges, Frédéric Chiambaretta, Béatrice Cochener, Louis Arnould, Florian Baudin, Catherine Creuzot, Vincent Daien, Alexandre Denoyer, Bernard Duchesne, Nicolas Duquesne, Pierre Fournie, Anne‐Sophie Gauthier, Philippe Gain, Gilles Thuret, Louis Hoffart, François Majo, Marc Muraine, Romain Mouchel, Jean Marc Perone, Jean Claude Quintyn, Alexandra Rabot, Alain Saad, Damien Gatinel, Pierre‐Yves Santiago, Jean‐Michel Bosc, David Touboul, Bertrand Vabres   +45 more
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