This article is also accessible online at: http://BioMedNet.com/karger Dear Sir, A recent study of corneal swelling by Aakre and Doughty [1] found two regimes in the time course of tissue fluid imbibition. We are pleased to note that this confirms our discovery made over 10 years ago at the University of New South Wales, Sydney [2, 3]. We first reported these results in 1986–1988 to meetings of...

PURPOSE In this case report, we describe the surgical procedure of corneal inlay preparation and corneal pocket creation using a femtosecond laser system. CASE REPORT A 7-year-old girl who presented with unilateral paracentral corneal thinning underwent the surgical procedure of corneal inlay. Preoperatively, the refraction was +10.00-6.00 × 170. One month after the procedure, astigmatism and...

PURPOSE Intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRSs) are small arc-like implants that are being used increasingly as a minimally invasive treatment for patients with keratoconus. This study assessed the effectiveness of KeraRing implants, a type of ICRS, to treat keratoconus. METHODS Retrospective case series descriptive study of 43 patients (55 eyes) with keratoconus who underwent KeraRing imp...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of intrastromal corneal ring implantation on corneal curvature in rabbits. METHODS Thirty eyes of 15 rabbits were divided into two groups: group 1 with 7 animals and group 2 with 8 animals. The left eye underwent surgery and the right eye was used as control. Ultrasound pachymetry and corneal topography were performed prior to surgery. Anterior segment biomicros...

PURPOSE Lenticule implantation can be used to correct vision problems. However, it is significantly restrained by the sources of autologous lenticules. The aim of the present study was to investigate the feasibility and effects of femtosecond laser-assisted corneal small incision allogenic intrastromal lenticule implantation (AILI) in monkeys. METHODS Six healthy adult monkeys were included i...

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is associated with circulating autoantibodies reactive with an antigen(s) of the basement membrane zone (BMZ) of skin and mucosae. The pathogenicity of these autoantibodies, although suspected, is unconfirmed. We have investigated the effects of BP autoantibodies on a closely related tissue, the corneal epithelium of the rabbit. IgG fractions from the sera of seven patie...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and predictability of sequential implantation of Keraring intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) and an Implantable Collamer Lens phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) with corneal relaxing incisions for refractive correction of keratoconus. SETTING Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological Institute, Oviedo, Spain. DESIGN Cohort study. METHODS This study compr...