Cell and Gene Therapy in Equine Ocular Disease. [PDF]
Vet OphthalmolABSTRACT Equine ocular disease is common and often challenging to treat using traditional methods. This has led to the development of new therapies. Like human medicine, veterinary medicine is adopting cellular and gene therapy as innovative approaches. Equine ocular disease is a particularly promising area for these techniques.
Young KAS, Schnabel LV, Gilger BC.
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Ocular and Neuro-ophthalmic Manifestations Post COVID-19 Infection
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2023 A 39-year-old male with a history of COVID-19 infection presented with ocular manifestations: dendritic ulcer in the left eye cornea followed by diplopia in the same eye. Extraocular motility was restricted in the levo-lateral gaze with maximum diplopia
Bipin Bista +7 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2022 Background Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is a rare and sight-threatening complication following refractive surgery. SmartSurfACE surgery is the result of combining transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (trans-PRK) with Smart Pulse Technology (SPT)
Ai-qin Nie, Xiao-min Chen, Qiang Li
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Delta Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the cases diagnosed with different presentations of herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination and to describe the relationship between the disease ...
Ramy Awad +5 more
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A serious adverse surgical event: Management of suspected HSV-1 keratitis in a donor cornea. [PDF]
, 2017 PurposeTo describe the management of a serious adverse event in a patient undergoing penetrating keratoplasty (PK).Case reportA 68-year-old man underwent PK for an aphakic bullous keratopathy following previous complicated cataract surgery.
Chen, Jern Y +3 more
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A Dual Role for Corneal Dendritic Cells in Herpes Simplex Keratitis: Local Suppression of Corneal Damage and Promotion of Systemic Viral Dissemination. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The cornea is the shield to the foreign world and thus, a primary site for peripheral infections. However, transparency and vision are incompatible with inflammation and scarring that may result from infections.
Kai Hu +4 more
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Herpes simplex keratitis: Challenges in diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]
, 2017 Herpes simplex virus is responsible for numerous ocular diseases, the most common of which is herpetic stromal keratitis. This is a recurrent infection of the cornea that typically begins with a subclinical infection of the cornea that establishes a ...
Azher, Tayaba N +4 more
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High-Risk Corneal Graft Rejection in the Setting of Previous Corneal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-1 Infection [PDF]
, 2016 Acknowledgments The authors thank M. Robertson and R. Fordyce for technical support during the duration of the study. The work performed in Aberdeen was supported by grant from Action Medical Research UK (SP4328; London, England, UK), NHS Grampian ...
Amescua, Guillermo +7 more
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Contributions of MyD88-dependent receptors and CD11c-positive cells to corneal epithelial barrier function against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [PDF]
, 2017 Previously we reported that corneal epithelial barrier function against Pseudomonas aeruginosa was MyD88-dependent. Here, we explored contributions of MyD88-dependent receptors using vital mouse eyes and confocal imaging. Uninjured IL-1R (-/-) or TLR4 (-/
Evans, David +5 more
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Acute Herpetic Keratitis: What is the Role for Ganciclovir Ophthalmic Gel? [PDF]
, 2012 Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is a major cause of corneal blindness in the world. Following the primary infection, the virus enters into a latent phase.
Hamrah, Pedram, Sahin, Afsun
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