An Unexpected Incidence of Ocular Surface Neoplasia on Pterygium Surgery. A Retrospective Clinical and Histopathological Report
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Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Near-Half-Century Cardona K-Pro Retention
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Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Reply
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Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Comment on: Nahum et al “Spontaneous Descemet Membrane Detachment After Penetrating Keratoplasty—Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Air/Gas Descemetopexy” (Cornea 2020;39:1499–1502)
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Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Femtosecond Laser and Mechanical Dissection for ICRS and MyoRing Implantation: A Meta-Analysis
Conclusions:
ICRS and MyoRing are appropriate treatment options for patients with corneal ectasia. Both techniques for tunnel creation are efficacious in achieving good visual, keratometric, and refractive results. Mechanical intrastromal tunnel creation is associated with much higher complication rates when compared with FS laser-assisted technique. (Source: Cornea)
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Review Source Type: research
Marking DMEK Grafts Using Bandage Contact Lens Interface Technique: Doubling the Utilization During the Acute Shortage of Donor Corneas
Conclusions:
The BCL interface technique is a simple and safe technique for stamping DMEK grafts. Anterior corneal tissues can be used for additional keratoplasties during donor shortage. (Source: Cornea)
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Techniques Source Type: research
Evaluation of Efficacy, Efficiency, and Cell Viability of a Novel Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Graft Preparation Device, DescePrep, in Nondiabetic and Diabetic Human Donor Corneas
Conclusions:
DescePrep is a new DMEK preparation technique that can process both nondiabetic and diabetic donor corneas at high yields in minutes. High-yield preparation of diabetic corneas may offer eye banks access to a larger donor pool, which is important because the demand for DMEK grafts continues to rise worldwide. (Source: Cornea)
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Techniques Source Type: research
Corneal Graft Rejection After Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Case Report
Conclusions:
Corneal allograft rejection was already reported after another SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. This is the first report in the literature describing a possible association with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and corneal allograft rejection, especially with laser in situ keratomileusis interface fluid accumulation presentation. Ophthalmologists should be aware of this potential complication. (Source: Cornea)
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Corneal Toxicity of Intravitreal Methotrexate Used for the Treatment of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy in Silicone Oil-Filled Eyes: A Case Series
Conclusions:
Most eyes in this small series tolerated methotrexate injections without corneal toxicity. In eyes that developed epitheliopathy, the findings were mild and not treatment-limiting. (Source: Cornea)
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Conjunctival Infiltration in a Child as a Rare Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease
Conclusions:
This case describes a pediatric case of IgG4-ROD presenting initially with conjunctival follicular reaction, later developing lacrimal gland involvement. Therefore, it is important to consider IgG4-ROD in chronic atypical follicular conjunctival lesions in children, even in the absence of orbital disease. (Source: Cornea)
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Posterior Amorphous Corneal Dystrophy: New Chromosomal Breakpoints in the Small Leucine-Rich Proteoglycan-Coding Region
Conclusions:
PACD is a rare genetic disorder of the cornea characterized by gray sheet-like opacification of the posterior stroma in combination with corneal flattening. Confocal microscopy provides histologic segmentation of each corneal layer and shows the degree to which they are affected. New chromosomal breakpoints of a deletion in the small leucine-rich proteoglycan-coding region are hereby reported. PACD may be a contiguous gene syndrome, and further tests are required to identify the exact position responsible for the phenotypic variation. (Source: Cornea)
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Opioid Prescribing Patterns for Ulcerative Keratitis
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to characterize rates of opioid prescription for different ulcerative keratitis types.
Methods:
This cohort study included patients diagnosed with ulcerative keratitis according to the University of Michigan electronic health record data between September 1, 2014 and December 22, 2020. Ulcerative keratitis was categorized by etiologic type (bacterial, fungal, viral, acanthamoeba, inflammatory, polymicrobial, or unspecified) using rule-based data classification that accounted for billing diagnosis code, antimicrobial or antiinflammatory medications prescribed, laboratory res...
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Basic Investigation Source Type: research
Effect of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Graft Storage Time on Graft Elasticity
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) graft storage time on its elastic properties, measured using atomic force microscopy (AFM).
Methods:
Twenty human corneas (from 10 donors), unsuitable for transplantation, were obtained from the eye bank (S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery State Institution, Moscow). Ten DMEK grafts were prepared and stored in the corneal storage medium, Optisol-GS at 4°C after preparation, and AFM analysis was performed within 12 hours after preparation (group A). Ten paired corneas from the respective donors were store...
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Basic Investigation Source Type: research
Comparison of the Effects of Temperature and Dehydration Mode on Glycerin-Based Approaches to SMILE-Derived Lenticule Preservation
Conclusions:
Of the tested approaches, the preservation of SMILE-derived lenticules over a 3-month period was optimal at −80°C with or without silica gel in anhydrous glycerol. (Source: Cornea)
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Basic Investigation Source Type: research
Transepithelial Diluted Alcohol and Iontophoresis-Assisted Corneal Crosslinking for Progressive Keratoconus in Adults: 4-Year Clinical Results
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to compare the 4-year clinical outcomes of transepithelial diluted alcohol and iontophoresis-assisted corneal crosslinking (DAI-CXL) and standard corneal crosslinking (S-CXL) in adults with progressive keratoconus.
Methods:
This retrospective study included 36 eyes of 36 keratoconic patients who underwent DAI-CXL (n = 18) or S-CXL (n = 18). Best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) and corneal topography parameters were analyzed at baseline and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 years of follow-up. Corneal demarcation line depth (DLD) at 1 month was measured, and the relation of DLD with c...
Source: Cornea - March 10, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Clinical Science Source Type: research
