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Corneal donation and corneal transplantation in Aotearoa
, 2022 Corneal transplantation has long been established as the most common, and indeed the most successful, form of human transplantation. A multitude of factors have translated to a significant increase in the demand for donor tissue in New Zealand in the ...
McGhee, Charles +3 more
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Charting the course of Sjögren's disease: A historical analysis of scientific progress
European Journal of Oral Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Sjögren's disease (SjD) bears the name of the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren. His 1933 doctoral thesis on keratoconjunctivitis sicca ignited interest, yet much remains under debate. SjD is an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the exocrine glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal glands, leading to a dryness of the eyes ...
Diego Ustárroz Cantali +3 more
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Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2016 Purpose: To report changing trends in indications and techniques of corneal transplantation in Iran. Methods: We reviewed eye bank records of 47,129 patients who had undergone corneal transplantation between 2006 and 2013 at different eye centers ...
Mozhgan Rezaei Kanavi +6 more
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The Role of Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.This narrative review aimed to summarize current evidence on the presence and potential pathogenic role of viruses in periodontitis. Design: Narrative Review; Population: Patients with periodontitis; Exposure: Detection of viruses in oral samples (biopsies, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, subgingival plaque, blood); Outcome: Viral prevalence, load ...
Kim Natalie Stolte +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2010 BackgroundKeratoplasty is the most effective treatment for corneal blindness, but suboptimal medical conditions and lack of qualified medical personnel and donated cornea often prevent the performance of corneal transplantation in developing countries ...
Hongshan Liu +7 more
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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006 Following a severe chemical injury, persistent corneal melting presents as a threatening condition for loss of vision or the eyeball itself. Keratoplasty (both lamellar and penetrating) and amniotic membrane transplantation have been the usual modes of ...
Kai-Chun Cheng, Cheng-Hsien Chang
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Clinicogenetic Characterization of H Syndrome in a South African Child
Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT H syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis caused by loss‐of‐function SLC29A3 variants, combining hyperpigmented indurated plaques and hypertrichosis with life‐threatening autoinflammation. We report a 5‐year‐old South African girl of first‐cousin parents who presented with hyperinflammation mimicking macrophage activation ...
Tshimogo Tswelopele Sathekge +1 more
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Oligopeptide-mediated gene transfer into mouse corneal endothelial cells: Expression, design optimization, uptake mechanism and nuclear localization [PDF]
, 2009 Copyright © The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses?by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits ...
Seow, WY, George, AJT, Yang, Y-Y
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Femtosecond laser-assisted corneal transplantation
, 2023 Corneal transplantation is the only surgical option to improve symptoms and vision in patients with severe corneal opacification. With the evolution and development of keratoplasty techniques, corneal surgeons can perform customized keratoplasty, with ...
Chang Liu, Jodhbir S Mehta, Yu-Chi Liu
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Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.Abstract Orthodontic therapy applies forces to teeth, causing an inflammatory reaction in the periodontal ligament. This is repaired by remodeling of the periodontium, allowing tooth displacement. Although orthodontic therapy is mostly initiated during childhood and adolescence, the number of adults seeking this treatment is increasing as our society's
Ludovica Parisi +4 more
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