Face Transplant Recipient May Need a New Donor After Doctors Discover Tissue Damage
(MANCHESTER, N.H.) — A woman who was severely burned in a domestic violence attack in Vermont is hoping for a second face transplant after doctors recently discovered tissue damage that likely will lead to the loss of her donor face.
Carmen Blandin Tarleton, 51, was burned over 80% of her body when her estranged husband beat her with a baseball bat and doused her body with lye in 2007. Six years ago, she received a face transplant at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston, where she’s being evaluated for a possible second transplant.
Tarleton, who now lives in Manchester, New Hampshire, told The Boston Gl...
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Woman Receives First Corneal Transplant Made from iPS Cells
The patient's vision has improved since the procedure, and her cornea remains clear. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 3, 2019 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Patients Equally Pleased With Different Keratoplasty Approaches Patients Equally Pleased With Different Keratoplasty Approaches
Although the Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial (DETECT) showed better visual acuity with a newer, more demanding corneal transplantation method, this did not translate into greater patient satisfaction, according to a secondary analysis of outcome data.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - May 13, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Injection of vasoactive intestinal peptide into the eye improves corneal transplant survival
(Elsevier) A new study in The American Journal of Pathology reports for the first time that injection of neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) directly into the eye of mice enhanced corneal graft survival. VIP produced other benefits, including acceleration of endothelial wound closure, protection of corneal endothelial cells (CEnCs), and improved corneal graft clarity. If proven successful in clinical studies, this novel approach may help alleviate visual loss in many patients with corneal disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
3D-printed corneas could save millions ’ vision
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British scientists have 3D printed the first human corneas, yielding a potential fix to the worldwide shortage of corneas for implantation.
The Newcastle University researchers created a bio-ink using stem cells from a healthy donor cornea mixed with alginate and collagen. They used a simple, low-cost 3D bio-printer to extrude the bio-ink in concentric circles to form the shape of a human cornea. It took less than 10 minutes to print. The proof-of-concept research was published in May in Experimental Eye Research.
“Many teams across the world have been chasing the ideal bio-in...
Source: Mass Device - July 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Biotech Blog Optical/Ophthalmic Research & Development Transplants Fight for Sight Newcastle University Source Type: news
First Use of Cadaver Nerves to Repair Corneal Anesthesia Shows Promise
Treatment TermsCorneal disease
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A new, minimally invasive procedure that replaces damaged corneal nerves with a donor nerve restores feeling in the cornea and halts progressive eye damage caused by a condition known as corneal anesthesia. The use of the donor nerve, an advance pioneered at Duke, may help people recover faster after surgery and could impact how other chronic eye conditions are treated.
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What Is Corneal Anesthesia?
ContentCorneal anesthesia -- the medical term is neurotrophic keratopathy -- is a potentially devastating condition that can arise after certain viral infe...
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Preventing graft rejection in high-risk corneal transplant patients
Treating donor corneas with a cocktail of molecules prior to transplanting to a host may improve survival of grafts and, thus, outcomes in high-risk corneal transplant patients, according to a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 1, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
New technique may prevent graft rejection in high-risk corneal transplant patients
(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) Treating donor corneas with a cocktail of molecules prior to transplanting to a host may improve survival of grafts and, thus, outcomes in high-risk corneal transplant patients, according to a new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 1, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New keratoconus treatment may prevent need for corneal transplant
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Corneal collagen cross-linking, an FDA-approved treatment for the eye disease keratoconus, can preserve vision and prevent the ...
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New keratoconus treatment may prevent need for corneal transplant
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Corneal collagen cross-linking, an FDA-approved treatment for the eye disease keratoconus, can preserve vision and prevent the ...
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Does Diabetes Affect Corneal Transplant Suitability? Does Diabetes Affect Corneal Transplant Suitability?
Researchers have drawn different conclusions about the effect of diabetes on corneal endothelial cell count and donor eye suitability for transplant.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - January 5, 2017 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Early Cell Loss After Corneal Transplant Due to Eye Bank Miscount Early Cell Loss After Corneal Transplant Due to Eye Bank Miscount
Most very early cell loss after corneal transplant isn ' t due to surgical technique but to overestimated cell counts by eye banks, new research from France suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - December 29, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Pioneer in corneal surgery receives cornea society's highest honor
(University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center) The Cornea Society has awarded Jonathan Lass, MD, the Castroviejo Medal, its highest honor. Dr. Lass, an ophthalmologist at University Hospitals Eye Institute at UH Cleveland Medical Center and Charles I Thomas Professor of Ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine receives the award in recognition of his lifetime contributions to research and advancements in corneal transplant and surgery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Alternative to Corneal Transplant for Keratoconus Promising Alternative to Corneal Transplant for Keratoconus Promising
New 5-year data show that Bowman layer transplantation is a safe and effective alternative to corneal transplantation for keratoconus, but experts caution that only a niche population will benefit.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
In corneal transplantation, men and women don't see eye to eye
(Wiley) A study of patients undergoing corneal transplants indicates that subtle differences between men and women may lead to poorer outcomes for a woman who has received a cornea from a male donor. The findings, which are published in the American Journal of Transplantation, suggest that gender matching may be beneficial to potentially reduce the risk of failure and rejection in patients undergoing corneal transplantation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
