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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 +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 +4 more
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A National Consensus Forum on improving cornea donation and transplantation access in Canada
BMC Proceedings, 2021 A consensus meeting was held in Toronto on February 9–10, 2020 to discuss ways to improve cornea donation and transplantation access in Canada. The meeting brought together eye and tissue bank representatives, health authority and hospital leadership ...
Steven S. Bae +4 more
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Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Cultivation From Old Donor Corneas With Forced Attachment
Scientific Reports, 2017 Human corneal endothelial cells (HCEnCs) are responsible for maintaining the transparency of the cornea. Damaged or diseased HCEnCs may cause blindness.
Mohit Parekh +3 more
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Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 Purpose. To compare the surgical outcomes of staged and combined phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implant (phaco+IOL) and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in patients with Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy and cataract ...
Evripidis Sykakis +4 more
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DNA damage in Human Limbal Epithelial Cells expanded ex vivo.
Frontiers in Genetics, 2015 Limbal stem cell deficiency, secondary to insults and diseases, may be treated by transplantation of ex vivo engineered epithelial grafts. We here present preliminary data on levels of cellular DNA damage in grafts produced in two different types of ...
Yolanda Lorenzo Corrales +2 more
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Shotgun sequencing to determine corneal infection
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To investigate if shotgun-sequencing method could be useful in detailed diagnosis of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection and compare it with the conventional diagnostic method.
Mohit Parekh +9 more
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In situ cornea harvesting through the Red Cross Organization: a new approach to relieving severe cornea donor shortage in Chinese eye banks [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 Corneal diseases are currently the second main cause of blindness in China. Although most of the corneal blindness could be treated by corneal transplantation, only about 10 000 operations were carried out each year owing to the severe shortage of ...
Su-Xia Li +4 more
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Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is a corneal surgical technique which selectively replaces the damaged posterior part of the cornea with a healthy donor graft retaining the rest of the tissue intact.
Mohit Parekh +7 more
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Oftalʹmologiâ, 2022 This paper presents a case report of Pre-descemet’s endothelial keratoplasty (PDEK) performed on a 72-year-old patient diagnosed with bullous keratopathy, artiphakia, operated open-angle IIIА glaucoma.
Yu. Yu. Kalinnikov +4 more
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