Transparency of the cornea is indispensable for optimal vision. Ocular trauma is a leading cause of corneal opacity, leading to 25 million cases of blindness annually. Recently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have gained prominence due to their inflammation-suppressing and tissue repair functions. Here, we investigate the potential of MSCs to restore corneal transparency following ocular injury....

Effect of Corneal Opacity on LASIK Flap Creation With the Femtosecond Laser To the Editor: I read the recent article by Tomita et al, which appeared in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of Refractive Surgery,1 and would like to offer some comments. Tomita et al, in their retrospective study, investigated the respective incidence of vertical gas breakthrough (VGB) for patients with corneal o...

PURPOSE Macular corneal dystrophy (MCD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder that is accompanied by corneal opacity. Explants from MCD-affected corneas have been reported to synthesize low-sulfated KS, suggesting that sulfate groups attached to KS may play critical roles in maintaining corneal transparency. To clear the biosynthetic defect in the MCD cornea, sulfotransferase activities ...

AIMS To determine the characteristics of trichiasis patients presenting for surgery in Wolayta Zone of Ethiopia. METHODS Patients referred for trichiasis surgery by community health agents were evaluated by trained integrated eye care workers (IECWs) for the presence of trichiasis, locations of inturned lashes, severity of trichiasis, corneal opacity, and visual acuity. RESULTS 1635 individ...

Case  Description- A  3-month-old  female  intact  Boxer  dog  was  presented  to  the  Veterinary  Hospital  of  Shahid Bahonar  University  of  Kerman  with  a  complaint  epiphora,  photophobia  and  corneal  opacity  of  both  eyes.  Clinical Findings-  Ophthalmic  examination  revealed  mild  blepharospasm  and  mucoid  discharge  of  both  eyes,  with  severe  bilateral  chemosis  and  c...

purpose: to determine the indications for and surgical techniques of corneal transplantation at labbafinejad medical center (lmc) from 2004 to 2007. methods: in this descriptive study, records of 756 patients who had undergone corneal transplantation from october 2004 to october 2007 were reviewed. results: overall, 504 male (64.9%) and 272 female (35.1%) subjects with mean age of 41.29±21.25 (...

A case of non-Acanthamoeba keratitis with radial keratoneuritis, which is thought to be pathognomonic for Acanthamoeba keratitis, is reported. A healthy 32-year-old woman with a history of frequent replacement of her contact lenses due to wear was examined at Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital (Saitama, Japan) and found to have a slight corneal opacity that was accompanied by radial k...

PURPOSE The main objective of this study is to determine the anti-inflammatory effect of topical amniotic membrane (AM) suspension on corneal alkali burn compared to topical serum eyedrops. METHODS Thirty eyes from 30 Sprague-Dawley male rats were used. After alkali injuries using 1 N NaOH, the control group (n = 10) received topical PBS four times a day for 2 days. The first study group rece...

PURPOSE Protein C deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder, which predisposes the patient to potentially blinding and widespread lethal thromboembolic complications, especially in the homozygous type. We here report the first Korean case of ophthalmic involvement and its surgical treatment in homozygous protein C deficiency. METHODS A 3.4kg, full term girl was born by normal delivery but...