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Human sclera maintains common characteristics with cartilage throughout evolution.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2008
BackgroundThe sclera maintains and protects the eye ball, which receives visual inputs. Although the sclera does not contribute significantly to visual perception, scleral diseases such as refractory scleritis, scleral perforation and pathological myopia
Yuko Seko   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Devitalized Freeze-Dried Human Umbilical Cord Amniotic Membrane as an Innovative Treatment of Ocular Surface Defects: Preclinical Results

open access: yesJournal of Functional Biomaterials, 2022
A preclinical study was performed to investigate the efficacy and safety of a new viral inactivated, devitalized, freeze-dried and gamma-sterilized human umbilical cord amniotic membrane (lhUC-AM) for the treatment of deep scleral and corneal defects ...
Sophie Cognard   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITIS DIAGNOSIS IN A SERONEGATIVE 19-YEAR-OLD WOMAN [PDF]

open access: yesEuromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2023
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease that destroys small bile ducts, culminating in liver failure. It typically affects middle-aged, Caucasian women. Most cases have detectable antimitochondrial antibodies.
Sara Santos
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility of Therapeutic Ultrasound Application in Topical Scleral Delivery of Avastin

open access: yesTranslational Vision Science & Technology, 2021
Purpose Macromolecules have been shown to be effective in vision-saving treatments for various ocular diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Hanaa H. Almogbil   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

CD10+ Cells and IgM in Pathogen Response in Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) Eye Tissues

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2020
Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), a North Atlantic “cleaner“ fish, is utilized to biocontrol salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farms. Lumpfish require excellent vision to scan for and eat louse on salmon skin.
Robert L. Gendron   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endothelial keratoplasty combined with scleral fixation intraocular lens.

open access: yesInternational Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Newcastle Eye Centre, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, United Kingdom Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia 42123, Italy Department of Corneal and External Eye Diseases, St Paul’s Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital,
Mariantonia Ferrara   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

En-face analysis of short posterior ciliary arteries crossing the sclera to choroid using wide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
To study the topographic distribution of the short posterior ciliary arteries (SPCA) entry sites into the choroid in normal eyes using structural en-face swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT).
R. Lejoyeux   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic use of mini-scleral lenses in a patient with Graves’ ophthalmopathy

open access: yesJournal of Optometry, 2014
Patients with Graves’ ophthalmopathy can be very challenging to manage secondary to the complex nature of their disease presentation. Patients may present with a variety of ocular findings including: lid retraction, periorbital and lid swelling, chemosis,
Jennifer S. Harthan
doaj   +1 more source

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