Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is increasingly being recognized as a severe sight-threatening
ocular infection worldwide. Although contact lens wear is the leading risk factor for AK …

Blood derived products have demonstrated their capacity to enhance healing and stimulate
the regeneration of different tissues and this enhancing effect is attributed to the growth …

Keratoconus is a disease characterized by progressive thinning, bulging, and distortion of
the cornea. Advanced cases usually present with loss of vision due to high irregular …

PURPOSE: To compare the biomechanical properties of normal, post-laser in situ
keratomileusis (LASIK), and keratoconic corneas evaluated by corneal hysteresis and the …

Most corneal diseases affect corneal stroma and include immune or infectious diseases,
ecstatic disorders, traumatic scars, and corneal dystrophies. Cell-based therapy is a …

Importance Surgeons starting to perform Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty
(DMEK) should be informed about the learning curve and experience of others. Objective To …

Purpose To evaluate the in vivo biocompatibility of grafts composed of sheets of
decellularized human corneal stroma with or without the recellularization of human adipose …

DISCUSSION Sterile corneal stromal infiltrates have been described in several clinical
settings and probably occur as a result of enhanced cell-mediated immunity to …

Purpose: The aim of this phase 1 study was to preliminarily evaluate the safety and efficacy
of autologous adipose-derived adult stem cell (ADASC) implantation within the corneal …

Aims: The aim of the study was to compare event-based glaucoma progression analysis
(GPA) I with new GPA II software and pattern deviation-based trend analyses (visual field …