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Quality indicators for eye bank

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify quality indicators of the eye bank and validate their effectivity. Methods: Adverse reaction rate, discard rate, protocol deviation rate, and compliance rate were defined as Quality Indicators of the eye bank.
Manisha Acharya, Saurabh Biswas, Animesh Das, Umang Mathur, Abhishek Dave, Ashok Singh, Suneeta Dubey   +6 more
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Trends in Corneal Transplantation and Characteristics of Donors in the Chongqing Eye Bank, China: A Retrospective Study, 1999–2018 [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Aim: This study aimed to analyze corneal transplantation trends and voluntary donor characteristics at the Chongqing Eye Bank in China.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed data from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2018, covering 5,397 ...
Handan Tan, Meng Lin, Qingqing Gou, Aijia Li, Fengjuan Gu, Quan Liu, Qi Zhang, Mei Xu, Aize Kijlstra, Peizeng Yang, Hong Li   +10 more
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Resuming eye bank services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience and inferences

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study was to formulate a methodological approach for resuming eye bank services during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Eye bank operations were temporarily halted in March after the government-mandated “Lockdown” in response to COVID-
Manisha Acharya, Saurabh Biswas, Animesh Das, Abhishek Dave, Umang Mathur   +4 more
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Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Graft Survival Rate Using Surgeon Cut versus Precut DSAEK Tissue [PDF]

Clinical Ophthalmology
Rawan Hawsawi,1 Rafah Fairaq,1 AbdulAziz Mohammed Alrabah,2 Mohammed Al Mutlak1 1Anterior Segment Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Eye Bank Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ...
Hawsawi R, Fairaq R, Alrabah AM, Al Mutlak M   +3 more
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Comparison of human amniotic membrane decellularisation approaches for hESC-derived RPE cells culture

BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2022
Objective Recent clinical studies have shown that the transplantation of functional retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells can prevent the onset of RPE degeneration in age-related macular degeneration.
Diego Ponzin, Stefano Ferrari, Nicolò Rassu, Vanessa Barbaro, Barbara Ferrari, Elena Daniele, Joshua Ben-Nun, Lorenzo Bosio   +7 more
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The treatment of acute corneal hydrops by subtotal penetrating keratoplasty. Clinical case

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2014
Clinical case of acute hydrops treatment using subtotal penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is presented. The diagnosis of acute hydrops was based on clinical and functional evaluations including optical coherent tomography (OCT). A part of diseased cornea was
I. A. Loskutov, A. V. Zolotorevskiy, E. V. Larionov, K. A. Zolotorevskiy, A. A. Agafonova, A. V. Shipunova   +5 more
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The predictability of graft thickness for Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty using a mechanical microkeratome system

Scientific Reports, 2022
Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) is used for treating corneal endothelial dysfunction, and the postoperative visual acuity outcome depends on the thickness of the graft.
Sota Nishisako, Takefumi Yamaguchi, Yuki Kusano, Kazunari Higa, Dai Aoki, Chiaki Sasaki, Jun Shimazaki   +6 more
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Ferrara Rings for Visual Rehabilitation in Eyes with Keratoconus and Previous Cross-Linking Using the Ferrara Ring Nomogram

Vision, 2021
Purpose: To report the visual, refractive and tomographic outcomes following the implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) (Ferrara rings, AJL Ophthalmics, Miñano, Spain) in eyes with a history of keratoconus and corneal cross-linking ...
Cameron A. McLintock, James McKelvie, Ye Li, Samer Hamada, Damian Lake   +4 more
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Donor-Related Risk Factors for Graft Decompensation Following Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
AimsTo identify donor-related risk factors associated with graft endothelial failure and postoperative endothelial cell density (ECD) reduction after Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).MethodsThis was a single-center ...
Sota Nishisako, Takefumi Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Hirayama, Kazunari Higa, Dai Aoki, Chiaki Sasaki, Hisashi Noma, Jun Shimazaki, Jun Shimazaki   +8 more
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Effects of ranibizumab (Lucentis®) and bevacizumab (Avastin®) on human corneal endothelial cells

BMC Ophthalmology, 2018
Background Ingrowth of newly formed blood and lymph vessels (angiogenesis) from the limbus region into the cornea can be treated successfully by subconjunctival application of antiangiogenic agents.
Patrick R. Merz, Nina Röckel, Seda Ballikaya, Gerd U. Auffarth, Ingo Schmack   +4 more
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