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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Staged limbal stem cell transplantation and keratoplasty surgeries as a treatment for gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy [PDF]

, 2023
Tayaba N. Azher, Amanda C. Maltry, Joshua H. Hou   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Congenital aniridia: European COST action ANIRIDIA‐NET guidelines for diagnosis, management and care

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Congenital aniridia is a rare ocular disorder affecting the majority of eye structures and can be associated with systemic manifestations. The main visible phenotypic characteristic is the partial or complete absence of the iris; however, foveal hypoplasia is a more frequent and reliable clinical sign. Other ocular comorbidities are associated
Davide Romano, Vito Romano, Alejandra Daruich, Giulio Ferrari, Matthieu Robert, Francesco Semeraro, Neil Lagali, Dominique Bremond‐Gignac, the ANIRIDIA‐NET Clinical Guidelines Working Group, Miriam Barbany, Claus Cursiefen, Stefano Ferrari, Francisco Figueiredo, Christina Grupcheva, Jesper Hjortdal, Elke Kreps, Erlend Landsend, Laura Mauring, Hilde Pedersen, Nora Szentmáry, Bogumil Wowra, the Aniridia‐Europa and Geniris Working Group, Sophie Valleix, Juan Álvarez de Toledo, James Lauderdale, Tor Paaske Utheim, Paolo Rama   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj  

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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Exploring the histopathological signature of repeat‐mediated Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To determine the histological differences between Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) cases with and without the most common genetic risk factor, expansion of a CTG repeat (CTG18.1) within the TCF4 gene. Methods Formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded corneal tissues were compared retrospectively, and CTG18.1 status was determined from
Anne‐Marie S. Kladny, Nihar Bhattacharyya, Marcos Abreu Costa, Stephen J. Tuft, Caroline Thaung, Alice E. Davidson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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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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