Cornea

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to compare the safety, efficacy, and efficiency of a Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) graft processing device, DescePrep, with a manual dissection technique through the measurement of tissue yield, processing time, and graft viability in nondiabetic and diabetic donor corneas.

Methods:

Nondiabetic (n = 20) and diabetic (n = 20) donor corneas were processed using DescePrep, which standardizes the liquid bubble technique. Nondiabetic (n = 20) and diabetic (n = 24) donor corneas were also processed through manual dissection. Corneas were stained, processed, and then evaluated for processing success rate and time. Randomly selected corneas (n = 5, each) were evaluated for cell viability using live/dead staining.

Results:

One hundred percent of nondiabetic and 95% of diabetic corneas were processed successfully with DescePrep in an average of 3.37 minutes. Ninety percent of nondiabetic and 50% of diabetic corneas were processed successfully with manual dissection in an average of 9.87 minutes. DescePrep had a significantly lower processing time (P

Purpose:

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the 4 times per year mass azithromycin distributions on the ocular surface microbiome of children in a trachoma endemic area.

Methods:

In this cluster-randomized controlled trial, …

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The purpose of this study was to present the successful management and outcomes in a series of 6 cases of culture-positive nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis after clear corneal incision phacoemulsification surgery.

Methods:

Thi…

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Oleander is a poisonous plant with extensively documented systemic side effects; however, oleander’s ophthalmic side effects have not been detailed in the literature. We report a case of oleander-associated keratitis with subsequent cornea…

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Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of viruses in postmortem nasopharyngeal swabs and ocular tissues of patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) confirmed through an antemortem reverse transcription polymerase …

Abstract:

The question of whether the epithelium should be removed in corneal cross-linking (CXL) in the treatment of keratoconus and other corneal ectatic disorders remains controversial. The motivation for epithelium-on CXL methods, which are not…

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to report the 22-year clinical outcome of a patient who underwent endokeratoplasty.

Methods:

To report the clinical outcomes of 37-year-old male who underwent endokeratoplasty for decompensated Fuchs en…

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to report the first case of a conjunctival granulomatous lesion as the presenting sign of granulomatous polyangiitis (GPA) in a pediatric patient.

Methods:

This study is a case report.

Results:

A…

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to introduce the initial experience in the use of topical pegylated interferon alpha 2a (PegIFN-α-2a) for ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN).

Methods:

A retrospective medical record review of 8 ey…