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Two cases of fungal keratitis caused by Metarhizium anisopliae [PDF]
, 2018 We present two cases of keratitis due to Metarhizium anisopliae in geographically separated areas of the United States. The isolates were microscopically similar but morphologically different and were identified by ribosomal DNA sequencing. Both isolates
Burd, Eileen M +5 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis Associated with Scleral Contact Lens Use in a Keratoconus Patient
Beyoglu Eye Journal, 2020 To the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) as a result of scleral lens use and the first case of AK associated with Maxim scleral lens use (Accu-Lens, Inc., Lakewood, CO, USA). A 22-year-old male scleral
Mehmet Ozgur Cubuk +3 more
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Nonsurgical Procedures for Keratoconus Management [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives. To describe the past 20 years’ correction modalities for keratoconus and their visual outcomes and possible complications. Methods. A review of the published literature related to the visual outcomes and possible complications in the context ...
García Lázaro, Santiago +5 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Contact lenses are required for the visual improvement in patients with keratoconus. Various contact lens options, such as rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses, soft and soft toric lenses, piggy back contact lenses (PBCL), hybrid lenses and scleral lenses ...
Varsha M Rathi +2 more
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Scleral contact lenses for visual rehabilitation in keratoconus and irregular astigmatism after refractive surgery [PDF]
, 2009 This study aims to report our experience of using fluid-ventilated, gas-permeable scleral contact lenses (SCLs) for visual rehabilitation of patients with keratoconus and irregular astigmatism after refractive surgery.
Lo, Hua-Lin +2 more
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Estimation of axial curvature of anterior sclera: correlation between axial length and anterior scleral curvature as affected by angle kappa [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Though the development and fitting of scleral contact lenses are expanding steadily, there is no simple method to provide scleral metrics for scleral contact lens fitting yet. The aim of this study was to establish formulae for estimation of
Choi, Heejin +4 more
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Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2018 Сlinical cases of rigid gas permeable lenses prescribed to the patients after radial keratotomy in the remote period are presented. The efficacy of optical correction of induced ametropias by scleral lenses is shown.
A. V. Myagkov, N. V. Ignatova
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Ultrasound biomicroscopy in the assessment of the intraocular lenses positioning in a transscleral fixation technique [PDF]
, 2000 Purpose: To assess, through ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), the positioning of the intraocular lenses (IOL) haptics as related to the ciliary sulcus by using a scleral fixation technique; and to evaluate, as well, if two fixation points are sufficient to
Allemann, Norma +3 more
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Update on indications, complications, and outcomes of scleral contact lenses
Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal, 2022 Background: The role of scleral contact lenses (SCLs) has increasingly expanded since the first lens was fitted more than a century ago. While it was initially prescribed for the management of severely compromised corneas, the indications for modern SCL ...
R. Ruiz-Lozano +4 more
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Comparative analysis of peripheral corneal geometry in health and Keratoconus [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES:: To describe and compare corneal peripheral angles in normal and keratoconic eyes, to gain a better understanding of the topography of the periphery of the cornea in keratoconus and assist practitioners in the selection and fitting of large ...
Cardona Torradeflot, Genís +3 more
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