Corneal nerves in health and disease

MA Al-Aqaba, VK Dhillon, I Mohammed… - Progress in retinal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The cornea is the most sensitive structure in the human body. Corneal nerves adapt to
maintain transparency and contribute to corneal health by mediating tear secretion and …

In vivo confocal microscopy of corneal nerves in health and disease

A Cruzat, Y Qazi, P Hamrah - The ocular surface, 2017 - Elsevier
In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) is becoming an indispensable tool for studying corneal
physiology and disease. Enabling the dissection of corneal architecture at a cellular level …

Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy: current perspectives

G Vedana, G Villarreal Jr, AS Jun - Clinical ophthalmology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is the most common corneal dystrophy and
frequently results in vision loss. Hallmarks of the disease include loss of corneal endothelial …

In vivo confocal microscopy detects bilateral changes of corneal immune cells and nerves in unilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus

BM Cavalcanti, A Cruzat, A Sahin, D Pavan-Langston… - The ocular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To analyze bilateral corneal immune cell and nerve alterations in patients with
unilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) by laser in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) …

The pathophysiology of Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy–a review of molecular and cellular insights

J Zhang, DV Patel - Experimental eye research, 2015 - Elsevier
Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is the most common corneal endothelial
dystrophy and commonly results in loss of vision. This review highlights the advances in our …

[HTML][HTML] Corneal edema after cataract surgery

C Briceno-Lopez, N Burguera-Giménez… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This systematic review investigates the prevalence and underlying causes of corneal edema
following cataract surgery employing manual phacoemulsification. A comprehensive search …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models of corneal endothelial dysfunction to facilitate development of novel therapies

S Park, BC Leonard, VK Raghunathan… - Annals of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Progressive corneal endothelial disease eventually leads to corneal edema and vision loss
due to the limited regenerative capacity of the corneal endothelium in vivo and is a major …

Phototherapeutic keratectomy

R Nagpal, PK Maharana, P Roop, SI Murthy… - survey of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phototherapeutic keratectomy is an excimer laser–based surgical procedure widely
performed by corneal surgeons for treating anterior corneal stromal pathologies …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo confocal microscopy cellular features of host and organism in bacterial, fungal, and acanthamoeba keratitis

JD Chidambaram, NV Prajna, S Palepu… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine cellular features of fungal (FK), Acanthamoeba (AK), and bacterial
keratitis (BK) using HRT3 in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM). Design Prospective …

Dose-dependent emergence of acute and recurrent corneal lesions in sulfur mustard-exposed rabbit eyes

PM McNutt, KEM Kelly, AC Altvater, MR Nelson… - Toxicology Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a lipid soluble alkylating agent that causes genotoxic injury. The eye
is highly sensitive to SM toxicity and exposures exceeding 400 mg min/m 3 can elicit …