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The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of IgM along the basement membrane zone (BMZ) of patients with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) and the outcomes of these patients with immunomodulatory therapy.
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The purpose of this study was to report a case of corneal transparency for 7 months after the formation and persistence of a Descemet fluid cleft.
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We report the case of a 64-year-old woman undergoing anterior chamber reform…
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical features, causative microorganisms, antibiotic susceptibility, and treatment outcomes in culture-proven microbial keratitis (MK) in patients with Stevens–Johnson syndrome/toxic epiderma…
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Outcomes of Acanthamoeba keratitis are often worse in India than in the United States. The goal of this study was to determine whether antiamoebic susceptibility patterns were different when comparing Acanthamoeba isolates from India with …
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The aim of this study was to describe the clinical presentation and multimodal imaging of a patient diagnosed with infectious crystalline keratitis (ICK) secondary to Mycobacterium chelonae.
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This is a case report of a patie…
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We recently showed that in situ-forming collagen gels crosslinked through multifunctional polyethylene glycol (PEG) supported corneal epithelialization 7 days after treatment of lamellar keratectomy wounds. In this study, we aimed to evalu…
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Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a devastating condition that causes painful corneal abrasions and vision loss. Epidermolysis Bullosa Eye Disease Index (EB-EDI) for the first time captures and quantifies EB-specific assessment of …
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The aim of the current research was to measure the thickness of the residual central corneal bed after performing the manual “Groove and Peel” deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (GP-DALK) technique on human cadaveric eyes.
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No specific interventions have been reported for the treatment of severe neurodeprivative dry eye disease owing to facial nerve palsy. We describe herein the feasibility of a novel surgical procedure to reinnervate the lacrimal gland and r…
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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of mini-descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (“Mini-DMEK,” graft diameter