Distribution of acid phosphatase, beta-glucuronidase, and lysosomal hyaluronidase in the anterior segment of the rabbit eye was studied biochemically. Acid phosphatase activity was higher in the anterior uvea and cornea but lower in the sclera. Beta-Glucuronidase activity was higher in the anterior uvea but lower in the corneoscleral tissues. Lysosomal hyaluronidase activity was higher in the a...

Using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) to observe the morphology and epithelial thickness (ET) of the palisades of Vogt (POV), and to evaluate the role of age and region on these structures.One hundred twelve eyes of 112 healthy subjects were enrolled and divided into 4 groups: A (0-19), B (20-39), C (40-59), and D (≥60 years old). RTvue-100 OCT was applied on the cornea and t...

Sheets of corneal epithelium removed from 9-mm buttons of adult rabbit corneas using Dispase II were placed on abraded (basement membrane intact) or keratectomized corneas of anesthetized rabbits. Both types of wounds extended from limbus to limbus. The host animals were maintained under deep anesthesia for 3 hr, during which time culture medium was dripped onto the surface of the transplant. A...

PURPOSE To characterize corneal epithelial cells separated from limbus in vivo by transplantation of a stainless steel ring with or without creating a defect inside the ring. METHODS A stainless steel ring (diameter, 8 mm; width, 300 μm; depth, 250 μm) was transplanted into rabbit corneal stroma using 10-0 nylon interrupted suture after cutting to a 250 μm depth by corneal vacuum trephine (di...

INTRODUCTION Slit-lamp beam measurements of a pterygium can be difficult to reproduce accurately. PURPOSE To compare standard slit-lamp beam measurements of pterygia to computer caliper measurements of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)images. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirteen pterygia often patients were evaluated. Two physicians independently measured each pterygium using the...

PURPOSE To report findings of pigmented anterior corneal deposits in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient. METHODS Case report. A 49-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient was examined after the appearance of pigmented corneal deposits. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus photography, and laser-scanning in vivo confocal microscopy were performed to visually document the...

The relationship between scleral birefringence and biometric parameters of human eyes in vivo is investigated. Scleral birefringence near the limbus of 21 healthy human eyes was measured using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography. Spherical equivalent refractive error, axial eye length, and intraocular pressure (IOP) were measured in all subjects. IOP and scleral birefringence of...

The objectives of this study were to compare surgical techniques and the effects of using n-butyl 2cyanoacrylate and bovine amniotic membrane to repair perforated lesions in corneas. Penetrating keratoplasty was performed in sixty New Zealand White rabbits under general anesthesia. Group 1 (G1) was treated with n-butyl 2-cyanoacrylate, group 2 (G2) received a fragment of amniotic membrane throu...

Purpose. To describe a modified guarded filtration surgery, stab incision glaucoma surgery (SIGS), for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods. This prospective, interventional case series included patients with POAG (IOP ≥21 mmHg with glaucomatous visual field defects). After sliding superior conjunctiva down over limbus, 2.8 mm bevel-up keratome was used to create conjunctival entry and s...

Peripheral human corneal epithelium grows better in tissue culture than central epithelium, but it is not known whether ocular limbal epithelium grows even better than does the peripheral corneal epithelium. In this work we compared the growth kinetics of limbal and peripheral human corneal epithelial cells in tissue culture. Four 1-2 mm2 explants, removed from the limbus or from peripheral cor...