Ex-Vivo Trans-Corneal and Trans-Scleral Diffusion Studies with Ocular Formulations of Glutathione as an Antioxidant Treatment for Ocular Diseases [PDF]
Exposure to sunlight and contact with atmospheric oxygen makes the eye particularly susceptible to oxidative stress, which can potentially produce cellular damage.
María Sebastián-Morelló+6 more
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Contact lenses for the treatment of ocular surface diseases
Contact lens wear is useful in ocular conditions such as high refractive errors, irregular astigmatism, corneal ectasias, corneal dystrophies, post-keratoplasty, post-refractive surgeries, trauma, and ocular surface diseases.
Namrata Sharma+3 more
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Various cross-linking methods inhibit the collagenase I degradation of rabbit scleral tissue
Background Collagen cross-linking of the sclera is a promising approach to strengthen scleral rigidity and thus to inhibit eye growth in progressive myopia.
Konstantin Krasselt+5 more
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Deep Scleral Exposure: A Degenerative Outcome of End-Stage Stargardt Disease [PDF]
To describe a distinct phenotypic outcome of outer retinal degeneration in a cohort of genetically confirmed patients with recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1).Retrospective case series.Twelve patients, who were clinically diagnosed with STGD1 and exhibited a unique degenerative phenotype, were included in the study.
Winston Lee+4 more
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Endothelial dysfunction after scleral lens use in patients with herpetic eye disease [PDF]
Abstract Objective To assess the impact of scleral contact lens use on corneal endothelial cell function in eyes previously infected with the herpes viridae family of viruses. Design Retrospective review of four patient charts. Participants Four patient charts for a total of 6 eyes were included in this study. 50% of participants were female,
Jaime C. Sklar+3 more
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Corneal and scleral involvement in inflammatory rheumatic disease: Rheumatologists and ophthalmologists exchanging views [PDF]
Corneal and scleral disorders related to inflammatory rheumatic diseases vary both in frequency and in severity. Sicca syndrome and its complications are the most common ocular manifestations and, together with episcleritis, can usually be managed by topical treatments.
Gaëlle Clavel+2 more
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High‐resolution ultrasound biomicroscopy as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for anterior scleral inflammatory disease [PDF]
AbstractPurposeTo study high‐resolution ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) findings in anterior scleral inflammatory disease and evaluate the efficacy of high‐resolution UBM as an adjunctive diagnostic tool.MethodsA cross‐sectional study. The medical records of 30 patients (33 eyes) with episcleritis or anterior scleritis were reviewed for clinical ...
Dinah Zur+4 more
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Scleral lens for keratoconus: technology update
Varsha M Rathi,1 Preeji S Mandathara,2 Mukesh Taneja,1 Srikanth Dumpati,1 Virender S Sangwan1 1L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India; 2School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia Abstract ...
Rathi VM+4 more
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Scleral lenses improve visual acuity in patients with irregular corneal astigmatism, which is especially important when other methods of correction are ineffective.Purpose: to assess the efficiency of Zenlens scleral lenses in patients with irregular ...
O. O. Alyaeva+3 more
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Imaging in Pachychoroid Disease [PDF]
The term pachychoroid was proposed as a term indicating an abnormal increase in choroidal thickness. Eyes presenting with pachychoroid changes often exhibit dilation of the large choroidal vessels, compressing the overlying choriocapillaris and Sattler’s
Sibel Demirel+3 more
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