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Effects of Sodium Hyaluronate Eye Drops With or Without Preservatives on Ocular Surface Bacterial Microbiota

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeThis study aimed to determine the composition and diversity of bacterial communities on the ocular surface before and after the intervention with sodium hyaluronate eye drops (with or without preservatives) using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing ...
Yanlin Zhong, Yanlin Zhong, Xie Fang, Xie Fang, Xuemei Wang, Xuemei Wang, Yu-An Lin, Yu-An Lin, Huping Wu, Huping Wu, Cheng Li, Cheng Li   +11 more
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Keratoprostheses for corneal blindness: a review of contemporary devices [PDF]

, 2015
According to the World Health Organization, globally 4.9 million are blind due to corneal pathology. Corneal transplantation is successful and curative of the blindness for a majority of these cases. However, it is less successful in a number of diseases
Avadhanam, Venkata, Liu, Christopher, Smith, Helen   +2 more
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Tear fluid biomarkers in ocular and systemic disease: potential use for predictive, preventive and personalised medicine [PDF]

, 2016
In the field of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine, researchers are keen to identify novel and reliable ways to predict and diagnose disease, as well as to monitor patient response to therapeutic agents.
A Acera, A Alonso, A Enríquez-de-Salamanca, A Enríquez-de-Salamanca, A Enríquez-de-Salamanca, A Ghaffariyeh, A Jemal, A Lambiase, A Lebrecht, A Lebrecht, A Leonardi, A Leonardi, A Leonardi, A Leonardi, A Leonardi, A Leonardi, A López-Miguel, A López-Miguel, A Peral, A Rentka, A Rentka, A Riemens, A Satici, A Solomon, AM Lemp, AP Smith, B Houser, B Li, B Ujhelyi, Biomarkers Definitions Working Group, BL Kolozsvári, C Aass, C Costagliola, C Galbis-Estrada, C Galbis-Estrada, C Joffre, C Lebrun, C Salvisberg, C Symeonidis, C Tamer, CG Begley, CM Cheung, CM Tanner, CS Paiva De, D Böhm, D Devos, D Huang, D Karamichos, D Pieragostino, D Pieragostino, D Pieragostino, DK Sen, E Csősz, E Nivenius, E Papavasileiou, E Toker, E Uchio, EA Mahmoud, EB Cook, EB Cook, EM Messmer, FH Grus, G Danaei, G Geerling, G Grech, G Martino, GU Kallarackal, GW Ousler, H Lam, H Link, HG Boersma, HJ Kim, HR Taylor, HV Nema, IA Mackie, J Jin, J Shoji, J Shoji, J Soria, J Tauber, J You, J You, JB Roedl, JC Pong, JC Pong, JE Moore, JF Huang, JG Ladas, JM Holopainen, JM Holopainen, JW Jung, K Cai, KC Yoon, KC Yoon, KK Nichols, KR VanDerMeid, KS Na, KS Park, L Cocho, L Tong, L Tong, L Zhou, L Zhou, L Zhou, M Börger, M Calonge, M Mavra, M Mrugacz, M Mrugacz, M Mrugacz, M Sacchetti, M Schicht, M Tesón, M Tishler, M Zandbelt, MA Lemp, MA Mowafy, MB Abelson, MB Goren, ME Stern, MH Jagasia, ML Massingale, N Boehm, N Boehm, N Dong, N Matheis, N Thun Und Hohenstein-Blaul von, N Tomosugi, O Golubnitschaja, O Golubnitschaja, OD Schein, P Aragona, P Argüeso, P Chhadva, P Versura, PG Montan, PK Coyle, PK Coyle, PS Goedegebuure, Q Guo, R Ihnatko, R Sack, R Shetty, R Sorkhabi, R Tailor, S Chotikavanich, S Darougar, S D’Souza, S Gutman, S Hagan, S Hagan, S Rusnak, S Vujosevic, S Yavuz, SA Lim, SC Pflugfelder, SF Hamm-Alvarez, SG Wu, SM Lam, SM Lam, SS Çomoğlu, SV Aluru, SY Lee, T Göncü, T Matsumura, T Nguyen-Khuong, T Peto, T Sakimoto, T Skwor, TH Wakamatsu, V Evans, VA Smith, VV Kapetanakis, W Choi, W Choi, W Liu, X Tan, Y Ogawa, Y Ohashi, YC Tham, YS Rabinowitz, Z Lei, Z Torok, Z Torok   +183 more
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Efficacy of epidermal growth factor in suppressing inflammation and proliferation in pterygial fibroblasts through interactions with microenvironmental M1 macrophages

Scientific Reports
The protein epidermal growth factor (EGF), which plays a crucial role in promoting cell proliferation and survival, has recently demonstrated potential in reducing inflammation.
Soo Jin Lee, Ahra Koh, Seung Hyeun Lee, Kyoung Woo Kim   +3 more
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Is dry eye disease the same in young and old patients? A narrative review of the literature

BMC Ophthalmology, 2022
Advanced age is one of the most evident risk factors for dry eye disease (DED), with male/female sex, chronic drug consumption, and prolonged device use.
Stefano Barabino
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Ocular Chronic Graft Versus-Host Disease after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation [PDF]

, 2017
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a potentially severe complication that may develop in different tissues including the eye after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Giannaccare, Giuseppe <1985>
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Neurotrophic factors and corneal nerve regeneration [PDF]

, 2017
The cornea has unique features that make it a useful model for regenerative medicine studies. It is an avascular, transparent, densely innervated tissue and any pathological changes can be easily detected by slit lamp examination.
Lambiase, Alessandro, Sacchetti, Marta
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Ectoine, from a Natural Bacteria Protectant to a New Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

Pharmaceutics
Ectoine, a novel natural osmoprotectant, protects bacteria living in extreme environments. This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effect of ectoine for dry eye disease. An experimental dry eye model was created in C57BL/6 mice exposed to desiccating
Xin Chen, Na Lin, Jin-Miao Li, Haixia Liu, Anmar Abu-Romman, Ebru Yaman, Fang Bian, Cintia S. de Paiva, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, De-Quan Li   +9 more
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A new genus of Prioninae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) [PDF]

, 2011
Neoma, a new genus of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Macrotomini) is described for Mallodonopsis corrosus Bates, 1879, compared to related genera (Aplagiognathus Thomson, 1861; Archodontes Lameere, 1903; and Mallodonopsis Thomson ...
Santos-Silva, Antonio, Thomas, Michael C., Wappes, James E.   +2 more
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Enrichment protocols for human conjunctival extracellular vesicles and their characterization

Scientific Reports
The understanding of the role played by extracellular vesicles (EVs) in different tissues has improved significantly in the last years, but remains limited concerning the conjunctiva, a complex eye tissue whose role is pivotal for corneal protection ...
Ismael Romero-Castillo, Antonio López-García, Yolanda Diebold, Laura García-Posadas   +3 more
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