PURPOSE To compare three different treatment modalities for traumatic corneal abrasions. METHODS We conducted a prospective, randomized, masked, three-arm clinical study of patients presenting with superficial corneal foreign bodies. Treatment modalities were: (1) pressure patching with ofloxacin ointment (patch group, PG, n = 18), (2) therapeutic contact lens with ofloxacin eye drops (contac...

Background: Corneal perforation is a leading cause of ocular morbidity around the world. It may occur due to trauma eye, keratitis, and many other conditions. Any corneal should be treated immediately promptly avoid complications subsequently blindness.Objective: To describe effectiveness using autologous Tenon’s tissue along with bandage contact lens manage perforations less than 3 mm in size....

background: poor hygiene will provide good condition for corneal infections by opportunistic free-living amoebae (fla) in soft contact lens wearers. in the present study an amoebic keratitis due to hartmannella has been recognized in a 22-year-old girl with a history of improper soft contact lens use. she had unilateral keratitis on her left eye. her clinical signs were eye pain, redness, blurr...

purpose: to evaluate corneal thickness changes after soft contact lens (scl) removal in lasik candidates. methods: fifty lasik candidates (100 eyes) with history of daily wear scl for at least 6 months were enrolled in this descriptive study. central corneal thickness was measured by ultrasonic pachymetry immediately after lens removal and then repeated daily at the same time, until the thickne...

acanthamoeba keratitis is a vision- threatening infection and the most important risk factors are contact lenses characteristic symptoms include disproportionately severe ocular pain, epithelial ulcer, ring stromal infiltrate and resistance to antimicrobial treatment. the aim is to report the first cases of acanthamoeba keratitis in yazd in a retrospective study confirmed on histopathological a...

OBJECTIVES To retrospectively evaluate the complications, graft clarity, and outcomes associated with the use of commercially available porcine urinary bladder submucosa (ACell Vet(™) ) alone for corneal reconstruction in dogs and cats. PROCEDURES Dogs or cats receiving an ACell Vet(™) graft for corneal reconstruction due to severe ulcerative keratitis or after a keratectomy to remove a corne...