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The aim of this study was to analyze the tissue quality and outcomes of corneal transplants from donor corneal tissues harvested from drowning victims.
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This retrospective study was conducted on corneal tissues harvested fro…
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This study aimed to investigate racial disparities in the severity of keratoconus (KCN) at presentation, their intersection with socioeconomic variables, and other factors associated with visual impairment.
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This retrospective cohort study examined medical records of 1989 patients (3978 treatment-naive eyes) with a diagnosis of KCN seen at Wilmer Eye Institute between 2013 and 2020. A multivariable regression model adjusting for age, sex, race, insurance type, KCN family history, atopy, smoking status, and vision correction method examined factors associated with visual impairment, defined as a best available visual acuity of worse than 20/40 in the better eye.
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Demographically, Asian patients were the youngest (33.4 ± 14.0 years) (P
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To highlight the paucity of surgeons performing ocular surface stem cell transplantation with systemic immunosuppression (OSSTx with SI) for limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) patients, suboptimal treatments for LSCD, and obstacles to adop…
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The aim of this study was to assess the long-term risk of steroid-induced ocular hypertension and the need for glaucoma treatment with long-term use of topical prednisolone acetate 1% in patients without preexisting glaucoma.
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The aim of this study was to describe a case of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) corneal co-infection in a patient with systemic immunosuppression.
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A 77-year-old White man who was recently adminis…
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The aim of this study was to facilitate deep learning systems in image annotations for diagnosing keratitis type by developing an automated algorithm to classify slit-lamp photographs (SLPs) based on illumination technique.
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The aim of this study was to compare outcomes between topical tacrolimus and oral tacrolimus as the primary calcineurin inhibitor for postoperative immunosuppression after primary keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) transplantation for limbal st…
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The aim of this study was to compare the use of fibrin glue on the corneal epitheliectomy site at the end of pterygium surgery versus conventional eye patch regarding pain levels, need for oral analgesic medications, number of days feeling…
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Fusarium keratitis possesses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Medically relevant Fusaria belong to various species complexes and show prominent differences in their antifungal susceptibility profile which may influence th…