During the last four decades, proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) has defied the efforts of
many researchers to prevent its occurrence or development. Thus, PVR is still the major …

The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of non-anticoagulant effects of heparins
and their potential use in new therapeutic applications. Heparin and heparin derivatives …

The eye consists of sensitive, compactly adjoined tissue structures which act as strong
physical (static) and physiological (dynamic) barriers that prevent entry of foreign bodies into …

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is the leading cause of retinal detachment surgery
failure. Despite significant advances in vitreoretinal surgery, it still remains without an …

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is an ophthalmic emergency, which usually
requires prompt surgery to prevent further detachment and restore sensory function …

Background/aims Preventing and treating proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) remain a
serious challenge for vitreoretinal surgeons. PVR is a devastating complication of retinal …

A serious form of ocular fibrotic disease is proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) that can
ultimately lead to blindness. While the pathogenesis of PVR is known to be closely tied to …

Ophthalmic diseases can result in permanent vision loss and blindness. Convenient topical
and systemic treatments are preferred to address these sight-threatening conditions …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a method for isolating, culturing, and
characterizing cells from patient-derived membranes in proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) …

Under physiological conditions, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a cellular monolayer
composed of mitotically quiescent cells. Tight junctions and adherens junctions maintain the …