Purpose To report the indications and outcomes of penetrating keratoplasties with a graft
diameter> 8.5 mm in severe corneal diseases at the Department of Ophthalmology at …

The Author, after examining the historical evolution of scientific knowledge and treatment of
severe Acanthamoebic keratitis, presents this brief review on the treatment of this serious …

Zusammenfassung Das typische Bild der Akanthamöbenkeratitis zeichnet sich durch
pseudodendritiforme Epitheliopathie, Perineuritis, Ringinfiltrat oder multifokale stromale …

Background: Early therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TKP) for Acanthamoeba keratitis
(AK) is thought to have a worse visual prognosis than the delayed optical penetrating …

Purpose In cases of corneal opacity with vascularization and peripheral thinning, traditional
keratoplasty techniques have several risks and drawbacks. We report the results of a two …

A 35-year old soft contact lens wearer with a proven bilateral Acanthamoeba keratitis
developed a nodular scleritis. Based on the stepladder approach described by Iovieno et …

Introduction With less than 3 new cases per million people, Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is
an orphan disease. It is a potentially devastating ocular infection without standardized …

Laser photocoagulation of the retina is applied in a group of clinical entities very different in
their etiology but sharing one most important characteristic: they present with areas of …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compile the current knowledge concerning
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) host immune response to better understand the elements …

Purpose: Pomegranate seed oil (PSO) contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phenolic
compounds such as punicalagin. We aimed to determine the protective effects of PSO on …