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Endothelium18

• Currently, the only way to cure blindness caused by corneal endothelial dysfunction is via corneal transplantation of a cadaver donor cornea with healthy corneal endothelium. (medsci.org)
• The corneal endothelium was imaged by the Topcon SP-2000P. (hindawi.com)
• The corneal endothelium is a single layer of uniformly sized cells with hexagonal shape. (hindawi.com)
• Prevention of the corneal endothelium dysfunction, its early detection and immediate treatment are therefore crucial, especially if the problem concerns young patients. (hindawi.com)
• The aim of our study was to compare the endothelial cell density and central corneal thickness in diabetic and nondiabetic patients and to evaluate the local and systemic factors which may affect the corneal endothelium in this group. (hindawi.com)
• However, the procedure compromises the corneal endothelium, which is usually still healthy in eyes with this disease, and puts patients at risk for immunologic rejection. (crstodayeurope.com)
• Common principles for these techniques include selective removal of only pathologic tissue, preserving the deeper corneal layers (ie, Descemet's membrane and endothelium), and restoration of normal corneal thickness with a lamellar graft. (crstodayeurope.com)
• The objective of the present case is to describe a variation in the Preserflo Microshunt surgical technique, placing it in the posterior chamber to minimise the risk of endothelial cell loss in cases with a compromised endothelium. (elsevier.es)
• A Preserflo Microshunt was implanted in the posterior chamber to minimise the possibility of further damage to the corneal endothelium. (elsevier.es)
• In the laboratory, we use techniques in molecular biology and cell physiology to investigate the physiology of the corneal endothelium and to elucidate the roles of estradiol in corneal endothelial health and disease. (buffalo.edu)
• Kapur N, Gunda S, Dixit S, Chauhan L, Acharya M, Mathur U. Effect of transfer of donor corneal tissue from McCarey朘aufmann medium to Optisol-GS on corneal endothelium. (who.int)
• The AMP staining demonstrated blue deposits typical of macular corneal dystrophy, mainly in the stroma but also in the endothelium. (biomedcentral.com)
• This article aims to review the analysis of corneal endothelial layer and specular microscopy and to evaluate the effect of phaco surgery on corneal endothelium. (selcukmedj.org)
• Without a healthy endothelium, fluid would build-up, leading to swelling of the cornea and causing vision loss (a condition called Fuch's dystrophy). (pacificeyemd.com)
• CONCLUSION: In deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, the recipient corneal endothelium showed a small initial drop in endothelial cell density followed by a physiologic rate of cell loss. (eyehospital.nl)
• Second order comparisons showed that the loss within the first 6 months was significantly higher than after 6 months.CONCLUSION: In deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, the recipient corneal endothelium showed a small initial drop in endothelial cell density followed by a physiologic rate of cell loss. (eyehospital.nl)
• Diseases surgical technique developed since the start of the involving the corneal endothelium can be controlled twentieth century for the realization of corneal with endothelial or penetrating keratoplasties, and transplantation (CT). (bvsalud.org)
• CT is the most common type those diseases that involve both the endothelium and of tissue transplantation made around the world, the corneal stroma generally require PK when there is substitution of all corneal layers (the (REINHART, 2011). (bvsalud.org)

Cornea44

• Corneal transplantation with a healthy donor cornea has been the only available treatment for corneal endothelial disease. (mdpi.com)
• Human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) are embryologically derived from cranial neural crest progenitor cells (reviewed in [ 1 ]) and form a single monolayer of hexagonal cells lining the posterior cornea [ 2 ]. (medsci.org)
• As a result, bullous keratopathy due to either an insufficient cell density caused by HCEC dysfunction or a retro-corneal membrane elicited by endothelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) may occur resulting in a cloudy cornea and potential corneal blindness [ 12 , 13 ]. (medsci.org)
• It was discovered that at five years, patients with the CyPass device had more loss of special cells, called endothelial cells, in the cornea (the clear window or outer protective layer of the eye) compared to those patients who had cataract surgery alone. (brightfocus.org)
• Endothelial cells line the inner surface of the cornea and are critical for pumping fluid out of the cornea and keeping it clear. (brightfocus.org)
• When the cornea loses endothelial cells, it is possible for the cornea to swell and lead to loss of vision. (brightfocus.org)
• The preliminary data also shows that more endothelial cells were lost when the device was not implanted deep enough and was closer to the cornea. (brightfocus.org)
• It is not recommended to remove the micro-stent at this time since only a subset of patients demonstrated endothelial cell loss, and at this point, there has not been swelling of the cornea resulting in the need for corneal transplantation among the patients in the clinical trial. (brightfocus.org)
• To evaluate the systemic and local factors that contribute to the damage of endothelial cells in diabetic patients and to compare the endothelial structure of the cornea in diabetic and nondiabetic patients. (hindawi.com)
• 0.001), the average cell loss, measured at the central cornea, decreased with time from −10.7% during the first year to −2.7%/year from 3 years to the final follow up (45.3 ± 20.6 months), and the statistically significant difference compared with the control group was maintained only during the first 2 years after surgery. (medicineinnovates.com)
• After excluding previous penetrating keratoplasty cases, the cumulative risk of corneal decompensation was 3.3% at 5 years after surgery in uncomplicated cases that did not involve apparent contact between the tube and the cornea. (medicineinnovates.com)
• Therefore, surgeons must be very careful not to damage the cornea during GDD surgery for the treatment of refractory glaucoma, and all patients treated with the GDD procedure should be monitored for possible corneal problems for more than 2 years. (medicineinnovates.com)
• Disease states resulting in corneal edema are associated with central corneal thickening as the cornea begins to swell. (medscape.com)
• As a clinician-scientist, I provide care for patients with medical and surgical problems of the cornea and perform clinical and laboratory research on corneal diseases. (buffalo.edu)
• As a specialist in cornea and external diseases of the eye, I treat a wide range of eye problems and perform a variety of surgical procedures including corneal transplantation, cataract surgery, conjunctival tumor surgery, and transplantation of the artificial cornea when standard corneal transplantation has failed. (buffalo.edu)
• Edema of the cornea develops from loss of corneal endothelial cells and causes irreversible vision loss in thousands of people yearly. (buffalo.edu)
• The effect of donor age on corneal transplantation outcome results of the Cornea Donor Study. (jamanetwork.com)
• Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study methods for donor endothelial cell density determination of Cornea Donor Study images. (jamanetwork.com)
• An evaluation of image quality and accuracy of eye bank measurement of donor cornea endothelial cell density in the Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study. (jamanetwork.com)
• Expression of axon guidance ligands and their receptors in the cornea and trigeminal ganglia and their recovery after corneal epithelium injury. (uic.edu)
• Macular corneal dystrophy is a rare inherited disease of the cornea leading to deposits mainly in the stroma. (biomedcentral.com)
• Corneal dystrophies are rare, inherited disorders of the cornea which can affect different layers of the cornea. (biomedcentral.com)
• In the long term, this usually leads to bilateral opacities and thinning of the cornea with increasing loss of visual acuity. (biomedcentral.com)
• Fuchs' dystrophy is an uncommon, slowly progressive disorder that affects the cornea.Fuchs' dystrophy is a type of corneal dystrophy, a group of conditions that may cause a hazy deposit to build up over the cornea. (qldblind.org.au)
• Normally, the cells that line the back surface of the cornea prevent excess fluid from accumulating. (qldblind.org.au)
• However, as many as one in five will eventually require a corneal transplant (surgical replacement of the old cornea with a new one). (qldblind.org.au)
• Although limbal, corneal relaxing incisions and LASIK are popular and good alternatives, problems such as poor predictability, injury of cornea with infection and visual regression may occur[8]. (researchsquare.com)
• Pacific Eye Institute has a team of cornea specialists with extensive backgrounds in anterior segment pathology, as well as comprehensive ophthalmology, and look forward to helping you solve your corneal issues! (pacificeyemd.com)
• The stroma is the thickest layer of the cornea, making up about 90% of the corneal thickness. (pacificeyemd.com)
• This thin layer contains endothelial cells which are important in keeping the cornea clear. (pacificeyemd.com)
• A corneal dystrophy is a condition in which the cornea loses clarity due to a buildup of materials which cloud the cornea. (pacificeyemd.com)
• The endothelial cells of your cornea are a thin layer of cells responsible for pumping fluid out of the cornea to keep it clear. (fda.gov)
• If the endothelial cells become too few in number, the endothelial cell pump will fail and the cornea will become cloudy, resulting in loss of vision. (fda.gov)
• Normally, you die from old age before the number of endothelial cells becomes so low that your cornea becomes cloudy. (fda.gov)
• If the number of endothelial cells drops too low and your cornea becomes cloudy, you will lose vision and you may require a corneal transplant in order to see more clearly. (fda.gov)
• Corneal dystrophies encompass a group of genetically heterogeneous disorders of the cornea which are bilateral and symmetrical. (gene.vision)
• Extraocular features are uncommon and thus, systemic metabolic diseases associated with corneal opacities (even if the conditions are apparently restricted to the cornea) should not be considered as corneal dystrophies. (gene.vision)
• A corneal dystrophy occurs when one or more layer of the cornea lose normal clarity. (eyectexas.com)
• Fuch's Dystrophy is caused by fluid leaking into the cornea because the endothelial cells have weakened. (eyectexas.com)
• This can result in corneal swelling and vision loss due to excess fluid leaking into the cornea. (eyectexas.com)
• Corneal cross-linking increases these crosslinks to help the cornea retain its normal shape and prevent further vision loss. (eyectexas.com)
• Corneas can weaken, get thinner and change shape over time and degenerative conditions, such as endothelial dystrophy, cause the cornea to deteriorate with age. (longevity.technology)
• this is a condition caused by loss of the cells in the eye that produce the cornea and leads to deteriorating eyesight and associated loss of vision. (longevity.technology)
• In fatal disease, LASV immunostaining was most prominent in the anterior uvea, especially in the filtration angle, ciliary body, and iris and in and around vessels in the bulbar conjunctiva and peripheral cornea, where it co-localized with an endothelial marker (platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule). (cdc.gov)

Transplantation6

• As a simple injection, the cell therapy procedure can be performed efficiently and is less complex than corneal transplantation. (biospace.com)
• My goal is to discover treatments and preventive strategies for diseases causing corneal swelling (such as Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy and bullous keratopathy) that currently can only be treated by corneal transplantation. (buffalo.edu)
• One of the most common reasons for corneal transplantation is corneal edema. (buffalo.edu)
• Beyond surgical transplantation of the endothelial cell layer with human donor corneal tissue, no vision-restoring treatments are available. (buffalo.edu)
• Donor age and corneal endothelial cell loss 5 years after successful corneal transplantation: Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study Results. (jamanetwork.com)
• With an estimated 12.7 million people worldwide waiting for a corneal transplantation, this treatment is desperately needed. (longevity.technology)

Thickness13

• Mean central corneal thickness was 525.56 ± 47.87 μm versus 504.64 ± 54.20 μm in the Anwar and Melles groups, respectively (P = 0.155). (nih.gov)
• Some ophthalmologists may also begin monitoring your endothelial cell count and corneal thickness. (brightfocus.org)
• The endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) were investigated in 123 eyes of type 1 diabetic patients and in 124 eyes of nondiabetic patients. (hindawi.com)
• Corneal topography was performed during each examination, and corneal thickness was evaluated using a 50-MHz ultrasound pachymeter. (crstodayeurope.com)
• Both ultrasound and optical pachymetry are methods of measuring corneal thickness. (medscape.com)
• Normal corneal thickness measures about 0.55 mm centrally, increasing to about 0.8 mm in the corneal periphery. (medscape.com)
• In eyes with extensive edema that precludes thorough clinical examination, AS-OCT can help evaluate for corneal thickness, Descemet's membrane detachment, and corneal scarring. (medscape.com)
• Data on crystalline lens decentration and tilt, AL, aqueous depth (AD), central corneal thickness (CCT), lens thickness (LT), lens vault (LV), anterior chamber width (ACW), and angle κ were collected. (bvsalud.org)
• A total of 52 eyes of 27 patients with PACD who underwent LPI were analyzed for iridocorneal angle (ICA), anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber volume (ACV), horizontal visible iris diameter (HVID), corneal volume (CV), central corneal thickness (CCT), and horizontal anterior chamber diameter (HACD) 1 week following LPI, using Sirius Scheimpflug-Placido disk corneal topographer. (bvsalud.org)
• however, no heritability of anterior chamber volume (ACV) has been reported, and no study has been performed to investigate the correlation between the ACV and central corneal thickness (CCT). (ceu.edu)
• Conclusion: These findings support the high heritability of ACV and central corneal thickness, and a strong genetic covariance between them, which underscores the importance of identification of the specific genetic factors and the family risk-based screening of disorders related to these variables, such as open-angle and also angle closure glaucoma and corneal endothelial alterations. (ceu.edu)
• Both of these modalities can provide details about the corneal shape and thickness. (gene.vision)
• A relative increase in the corneal thickness of patients who received Healon compared to those patients who received DisCoVisc remained at day 15 after surgery. (eyedocnews.com)

Fuchs10

• Pérdida de ENDOTELIO CORNEAL generalmente después de una cirugía intraocular (por ejemplo, la cirugía de cataratas) o debida a DISTROFIA ENDOTELIAL DE FUCHS, GLAUCOMA DE ÁNGULO CERRADO, IRITIS o envejecimiento. (bvsalud.org)
• Besides evaluating the risk for the development of postoperative corneal edema, specular photomicrographs can be useful as a diagnostic aid to assess corneal disease states (eg, Fuchs corneal dystrophy, posterior polymorphous dystrophy). (medscape.com)
• Fuchs dystrophy characteristically is most severe centrally with decreasing guttata density and gradually improving cell counts peripherally. (medscape.com)
• Serial measurements are helpful in gauging the progression of a disease process (eg, Fuchs dystrophy), as well as in assessing a given therapeutic regimen (eg, topical steroid use in corneal graft rejection). (medscape.com)
• The most common reason for corneal edema in the United States is Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy. (buffalo.edu)
• My current research focuses on understanding why Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy is more common in women than men. (buffalo.edu)
• But with Fuchs' dystrophy, those endothelial cells slowly deteriorate, lose function and die. (qldblind.org.au)
• Note that AC IOLs will often increase the rate of corneal endothelial cell loss, so they should be used with caution in patients with Fuchs' dystrophy and other similar conditions. (cataractcoach.com)
• Corneal conditions include anything from keratoconus or Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy, to other issues like corneal scarring. (pacificeyemd.com)
• For example, in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy , guttata appear as round hyporeflective areas with occasional central highlight in the endothelial level on confocal microscopy. (gene.vision)

Dystrophy7

• This is the first case report describing the clinical and histopathological findings of corneal tissue after failed phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) in a patient with macular corneal dystrophy. (biomedcentral.com)
• A corneal dystrophy was diagnosed and penetrating keratoplasty was recommended but the patient was hesitant to undergo surgery. (biomedcentral.com)
• This report presents the first case of a histologically evident exacerbation of macular corneal dystrophy after PTK and emphasizes the relevance of thorough pre-interventional diagnosis and patient selection to consider other therapeutic approaches, such as penetrating keratoplasty. (biomedcentral.com)
• Macular corneal dystrophy is categorized as a stromal dystrophy. (biomedcentral.com)
• It may be considered a syndromal cone-rod dystrophy because of overlapping clinical features such as loss of colour vision and photophobia in some patients. (qldblind.org.au)
• AS-OCT can also help determine the corneal layer involved and identify any anterior chamber angle and iris abnormalities (e.g. peripheral anterior synechiae in posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy ). (gene.vision)
• Routine systemic investigations are usually not required except for children with suspected congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (audiometry-due to association with Harboyan syndrome) or Schnyder corneal dystrophy (serum lipid profile +/- plasma electrophoresis). (gene.vision)

Keratoplasty12

• For patients with low corneal endothelial cell counts or previous penetrating keratoplasty, surgical options other than GDD should first be considered, and the patient warned of possible complications from corneal decompensation. (medicineinnovates.com)
• Endothelial cell density to predict endothelial graft failure after penetrating keratoplasty. (jamanetwork.com)
• Langenbucher A, Nguyen NX, Seitz B. Predictive donor factors for chronic endothelial cell loss after nonmechanical penetrating keratoplasty in a regression model. (jamanetwork.com)
• Chung SH, Kim HK, Kim MS. Corneal endothelial cell loss after penetrating keratoplasty in relation to preoperative recipient endothelial cell density. (jamanetwork.com)
• All tissues retained an endothelial cell density higher than the accepted critical level for penetrating keratoplasty. (who.int)
• Analysis of Factors Affecting Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss after Penetrating Keratoplasty. (jkos.org)
• Affected patients suffer from progressive loss of visual acuity which should be treated with penetrating keratoplasty. (biomedcentral.com)
• Earlier studies have reported comparable endothelial cell loss in ACIOL and scleral-fixated IOL in cataract surgery and penetrating keratoplasty. (entokey.com)
• PURPOSE: To measure the recipient endothelial cell loss after the Melles technique for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. (eyehospital.nl)
• Cell survival after lamellar keratoplasty may be expected to be better when compared with that following penetrating keratoplasty. (eyehospital.nl)
• abstract = "PURPOSE: To measure the recipient endothelial cell loss after the Melles technique for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.METHODS: In 21 eyes of 21 patients, a deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty procedure was performed. (eyehospital.nl)
• With the development of new surgical techniques, instrumentation and pharmacological advances, corneal transplant procedures can undergo changes directly in the clinical profile of patients with the indication for penetrating keratoplasty technique. (bvsalud.org)

Edema11

• Corneal edema is a common postoperative complication. (medscape.com)
• Aurion Biotech's first candidate is a cell therapy for the treatment of corneal edema secondary to endothelial dysfunction, developed by world-renowned ophthalmic surgeon and research scientist Professor Shigeru Kinoshita and his colleagues at Kyoto Prefecture University of Medicine (KPUM) in Japan. (biospace.com)
• Aurion Biotech intends to use the proceeds of this financing to advance its cell therapy program for corneal edema secondary to endothelial dysfunction, which affects approximately 16 million people in the US, Europe and Japan 1 . (biospace.com)
• Corneal edema secondary to endothelial dysfunction is a sight-threatening and debilitating condition affecting millions of people throughout the world. (biospace.com)
• Ultimately, corneal endothelial cell loss can cause corneal edema and loss of vision. (biospace.com)
• Our first candidate is for the treatment of corneal edema secondary to endothelial dysfunction, and is one of the first clinically validated cell therapies for corneal care. (biospace.com)
• when the cell density reaches a critically low level of about 300-500 cells/mm 2 , corneal edema develops. (medscape.com)
• Thus, endothelial cell count does not decrease under the physiological threshold level, and postoperative corneal edema improves with the compensation of residual cells in a short time. (selcukmedj.org)
• The most common adverse events were reported in 1% to 6% of patients and included increased intraocular pressure, conjunctival hyperemia and/or hemorrhage, corneal edema, ocular pain, headache, tearing, and vision blurred. (allerganeyecare.com)
• Interstitial keratitis is characterized by focal opacities (edema or inflammatory cells infiltrate). (vin.com)
• VALUE RFVF 10050 ='Chills' 10100 ='Fever' 10120 ='Other symptoms of body temperature' 10121 ='Feeling cold' 10122 ='Feeling hot' 10123 ='Feeling hot and cold' 10150 ='Tiredness, exhaustion' 10200 ='General weakness' 10250 ='General ill feeling' 10300 ='Fainting (syncope)' 10350 ='Symptoms of fluid abnormalities' 10351 ='Edema' 10352 ='Excessive sweating, perspiration' 10353 ='Excessive thirst' 10400 ='Weight gain' 10450 ='Weight loss' 10451 ='Recent weight loss' 10452 ='Underweight' 10460 ='Symptoms of face, not elsewhere class. (cdc.gov)

Transplant7

• Luckily, unlike glaucoma, which is irreversible, the corneal endothelial cells can be replaced, but it requires a partial corneal transplant surgery. (brightfocus.org)
• Although the five-year data shows that there was greater endothelial cell loss in those patients who had the CyPass, there were no patients who required a corneal transplant due to the CyPass. (brightfocus.org)
• Post-operative recovery for cell therapy is several hours, as compared to several days for corneal transplant procedures. (biospace.com)
• Serial specular photomicrographs can be used to follow patients at risk for progressive endothelial loss, such as that occurring with vitreous prolapse into the anterior chamber with corneal touch and corneal transplant rejection episodes. (medscape.com)
• The effect of ABO blood incompatibility on corneal transplant failure in conditions with low-risk of graft rejection. (jamanetwork.com)
• In some cases, the corneal scarring is so severe that a corneal transplant is necessary . (pacificeyemd.com)
• The team hope that this progress will result in a new treatment will solve issues such as transplant rejection and a chronic shortage of corneal donors. (longevity.technology)

Cause corneal2

• However, endothelial cell loss during aging may cause corneal decompensation at advanced age. (selcukmedj.org)
• A deeper injury can cause corneal scarring which can impair vision and possibly lead to vision loss. (eyectexas.com)

Density12

• However, although there was no statistical significance compared to the control eyes, the endothelial cell density decreased 2 years after surgery: −4.2% 2-3 years after surgery and −2.7% 3 years after surgery. (medicineinnovates.com)
• Changes in corneal endothelial cell density and morphology after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation during the first year of follow up. (medicineinnovates.com)
• High magnification photographs are taken of the endothelial layer, allowing quantification of cell density. (medscape.com)
• Normal cell density varies from 3000-3500 cells/mm 2 in young adults to 2700-2900 cells/mm 2 in older individuals. (medscape.com)
• Endothelial cell density over time according to donor sex. (jamanetwork.com)
• Postoperative best spectacle-corrected visual acuity, endothelial cell density, corneal topographic data, and complications were evaluated. (bvsalud.org)
• Background: Although it is known that some corneal diseases and degenerations have a significant heritable background, heritability on corneal endothelial cell density (ECD) has never been clearly determined. (ceu.edu)
• Shared environmental factors had no influence on the endothelial corneal cell density. (ceu.edu)
• Discussion: In this twin study, we established first that the density of the corneal endothelial cells is strongly heritable, which should stimulate future genetic studies to identify genes and pathways that are involved in determining ECD which might in turn lead to future treatments to prevent EC loss. (ceu.edu)
• There was also less loss of endothelial cell density with DisCoVisc than with Healon. (eyedocnews.com)
• Before surgery and at 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery, specular microscopy was performed to evaluate the endothelial cell density. (eyehospital.nl)
• Estimate relative endothelial cell density losses obtained by mixed model analysis of variance were 11.1%, 2.0%, and 1.2%, respectively, each time compared with its previous measurement point. (eyehospital.nl)

Cataract5

• At two years, there were no differences in corneal cell loss between patients with cataract surgery combined with CyPass compared to patients who had cataract surgery alone. (brightfocus.org)
• It should be noted that cataract surgery alone does lead to a slow rate of endothelial cell loss. (brightfocus.org)
• Such stress has been implicated in a variety of ophthalmological conditions and diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa (including Usher syndrome) cataract, cystinosis, age-related macular degeneration, corneal endothelial cell loss, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and presbyopia. (manufacturingchemist.com)
• The specular microscopy analysis of endothelial layer is very important in the preoperative evaluation of the patients with cataract. (selcukmedj.org)
• Solomon KD, Sandoval HP, Potvin R. Correcting astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery: Toric IOLs and corneal relaxing incisions planned with an image-guidance system and intraoperative aberrometer versus manual planning and surgery. (musc.edu)

Specular microscopy2

• Noncontact specular microscopy, which evaluates endothelial morphology quickly and easily, can be especially useful with children. (hindawi.com)
• The corneal endothelial pattern was evaluated using noncontact endothelial specular microscopy. (crstodayeurope.com)

Glaucoma3

• Moreover, corneal endothelial cell loss after glaucoma drainage device surgery is particularly significant due to its continuity. (medicineinnovates.com)
• reported that the most frequent complication was corneal decompensation or corneal graft failure, and most failures after 12 months of follow-up from Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation resulted from corneal complications. (medicineinnovates.com)
• Glaucoma in general is more than a single disease entity: it is a group of conditions characterized by progressive optic nerve degeneration (detectable by pathological cupping of the optic disc) and loss of visual function, ultimately resulting in total blindness. (europa.eu)

Stroma3

• That is, HCECs allow fluid leak with solutes and nutrients into the corneal stroma and then transport water from the stroma to the aqueous portion [ 3 ]. (medsci.org)
• Some surgeons have recently begun using the excimer laser to remove the recipient corneal stroma, leaving a quality stromal bed surface. (crstodayeurope.com)
• Slit-lamp examination revealed multiple dense, poorly circumscribed grey-white patchy changes in the stroma accompanied by corneal opacity in both eyes. (biomedcentral.com)

Rate of endothelial cell loss1

• Because the rate of endothelial cell loss remained the same according to this study, regardless of the baseline cell count, patients with low endothelial cell densities before surgery were at a higher risk of corneal decompensation. (medicineinnovates.com)

People suffering fr1

• Our financing speaks volumes about the potential of our cell therapy to transform the lives of millions of people suffering from corneal endothelial dystrophies," said Greg Kunst, chief executive officer of Aurion Biotech. (biospace.com)

Decompensation1

• But corneal decompensation over the long term was comparable in both the groups in the present study. (entokey.com)

Keratoconus2

• We conducted a study of 41 patients with keratoconus and poor vision despite spectacle or contact lens correction, poor contact lens tolerance, superficial corneal opacity, and pachymetry greater than 350 µm. (crstodayeurope.com)
• This is to eliminate corneal ectasia, which is mostly associated with keratoconus. (eyectexas.com)

Preoperative4

• A longitudinal study by this team using a baseline preoperative specular microscopic examination reported a cell loss of 10.6% a year after AGV implantation. (medicineinnovates.com)
• To determine whether a preoperative history of epithelial trauma, significant epithelial defect or preoperative stromal haze predicts corneal endothelial cell loss after LASIK. (valoptia.com)
• For each postoperative time interval, the mean endothelial cell loss relative to the preoperative value was calculated. (eyehospital.nl)
• For each postoperative time interval, the mean endothelial cell loss relative to the preoperative value was calculated.RESULTS: Mean postoperative endothelial cell loss averaged 283 cells/mm(2) (+/- 293) at 6 months, 335 cells/mm(2) (+/- 309) at 12 months, and 421 cells/mm(2) (+/- 316) at 24 months. (eyehospital.nl)

Intraocular1

• Presumed Intraocular Natural Killer/T-cell Lymphoma Combined with Nasal Lymphoma. (jkos.org)

Ocular4

• Igualmente participa en ensayos clínicos financiados por la industria y de investigación clínica independiente (convocatorias competitivas del ISCIII y Horizonte-Europa) focalizados en encontrar nuevas terapias en patologías de superficie ocular, uveítis y enfermedades hereditarias de la retina. (fjd.es)
• Postmarketing experience with topical NSAIDs suggests that patients with complicated ocular surgeries, corneal denervation, corneal epithelial defects, diabetes mellitus, ocular surface diseases (eg, dry eye syndrome), rheumatoid arthritis, or repeat ocular surgeries within a short period of time may be at increased risk for corneal adverse events, which may become sight threatening. (allerganeyecare.com)
• If you have suffered an injury to the eye or are currently dealing with an ocular disease that can result in corneal scarring, it is important to be diligent with your eye care appointments. (pacificeyemd.com)
• The D222G virus failed to productively infect mice inoculated by the ocular route, but exhibited greater viral replication and weight loss than wild-type CA/04 virus in mice inoculated by the intranasal route. (cdc.gov)

Contains endothelial cells1

• It contains endothelial cells that keep the eye clear. (eyectexas.com)

Surgical3

• The decreasing number of endothelial cells can also be a result of a surgical injury related to the opening of the anterior chamber [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
• Surgical trauma, inflammation, and corneal dystrophies can accelerate this normal aging loss. (medscape.com)
• Current phaco surgery is aimed to minimize endothelial damage by endothelial protective surgical techniques. (selcukmedj.org)

Regenerate2

• Endothelial cells cannot regenerate, so if they are damaged, they do not regrow. (brightfocus.org)
• When corneal endothelial cells die or degrade, they do not regenerate. (biospace.com)

Dystrophies are classified1

• Corneal dystrophies are classified based on the anatomic layer that is primarily affected according to the revised International Committee for Classification of Corneal Dystrophies (IC3D) classification . (gene.vision)

Visual acuity1

• The Anwar and Melles techniques of DALK have comparable visual acuity and refractive outcomes, aberrometric profiles, biomechanical properties, corneal thicknesses, and endothelial cell densities. (nih.gov)

Dysfunction2

• The loss or dysfunction of human corneal endothelial cells (hCEnCs) is a leading cause of blindness due to corneal failure. (mdpi.com)
• The endothelial cell dysfunction is observed in myopia and in contact lens wearers [ 2 , 3 ]. (hindawi.com)

Macular degeneration1

• Specific reasons for this loss of BCVA and considerations for other factors like age-related macular degeneration should have been made. (entokey.com)

Tissue9

• Manuscripts submitted for the Journal of Cellular Biotechnology are expected to cover activities related to molecular diagnostics, the expansion of human primary cells for individualized therapies or drug testing, 2- and 3-dimensional co-culture techniques, cell line validation, tissue engineering, and stem cell biology for the treatment of human pathologies. (iospress.com)
• This includes studies on the design of reactors and research on cellular biology and physiology of mammalian cells in vitro and in vivo, and tissue. (iospress.com)
• Dr. Guaiquil's research elucidates these tissue specific effects which may lead to uncover new therapeutics to avoid vision loss. (uic.edu)
• A research team from Osaka University in Japan has concluded that a clinical trial of transplanted IPS cell-derived corneal tissue was safe and effective - further evidence that cellular reprogramming with Yamanaka factors is moving towards scalable therapies. (longevity.technology)
• The procedure for the clinical trials involved culturing corneal cells from another individual's iPS cells stored at Kyoto University to create 0.05-millimetre thick sheets of corneal tissue. (longevity.technology)
• IPS cells had additional success recently - in a recent article published in Biomaterials , a team led by researchers at Osaka University and Kyoto University demonstrated that using cartilage tissue derived from human stem cells could help prevent the loss of functionality from intervertebral disc degeneration [ 3 ], which can lead to serious conditions such as spinal deformity. (longevity.technology)
• The lack of oxygen in the specific tissue (hypoxia) associated with retinal vein occlusion is mostly (but not exclusively) responsible for the subsequent release of angiogenic factors (i.e. vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF). (europa.eu)
• Wound healing is an extremely complex process consists of hemostasis, inflammation, cell proliferation and scar tissue remodeling phases. (fabad.org.tr)
• Also there are tissue engineering products made of polymeric scaffolds which keratinocytes and fibroblast cells are cultured on. (fabad.org.tr)

Vitro5

• Zhu Q, Zhu Y, Tighe S, Liu Y, Hu M. Engineering of Human Corneal Endothelial Cells In Vitro . (medsci.org)
• Due to severe shortage of donor corneas worldwide, it has become paramount to develop human corneal endothelial grafts in vitro that can subsequently be transplanted in humans. (medsci.org)
• In this review, we present current advances in reprogramming corneal endothelial cells in vitro , detail the methods to successful engineer human corneal endothelial grafts, and discuss their future clinical applications to cure corneal blindness. (medsci.org)
• It has been demonstrated that human corneal endothelial cells have mitotic ability in vitro , but in vivo they do not exit the cell cycle but are arrested in G1 phase [ 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
• Effects of Calf Serum on Human Corneal Epithelial Cells in Vitro. (jkos.org)

Blindness2

• Thus, damage to these cells may cause irreversible blindness. (medsci.org)
• In the newborn retina an excess of VEGF induces unwanted pathological neovascularization that left untreated might result in loss of vision or even blindness. (uic.edu)

Physiology1

• From reproduction and embryogenesis to cellular and tissular homeostasis in the adult, the control of metabolism and general physiology, as well as the dysregulations in pathological processes, cell communication is germane to all as. (researchgate.net)

Keratitis1

• Deep keratitis with vessel growth and endothelial alterations is secondary to anterior uveitis. (vin.com)

Astigmatism3

• All patients coexist regular corneal astigmatism between 1.0 diopter(D) and 3.0D. The patients were divided to two groups according to the axial length. (researchsquare.com)
• Several researches showed that 41% patients with corneal astigmatism about 0.5-1.0 diopter(D), 27% patients with 1.0-1.5 D, and 15% to 29% patients with more than 1.5 D before surgery [3-6]. (researchsquare.com)
• However, corneal ectasia can also relate to irregular astigmatism that can develop after LASIK or PRK. (eyectexas.com)

Clinical3

• As a result, the phenotypes are diverse, in terms of age of onset, clinical appearance, effect on corneal transparency and vision, disease progression and mode of inheritance. (gene.vision)
• Yamanaka factors-derived IPS cells demonstrate success in human clinical trial. (longevity.technology)
• Longevity.Technology: The clinical trial spanned several years and used corneal tissues derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. (longevity.technology)

Transparency4

• Human corneal endothelial cells are responsible for controlling corneal transparency, however they are notorious for their limited proliferative capability. (medsci.org)
• Through this dual function, HCECs play an important role in controlling corneal transparency by exerting pump function mediated via Na-K-ATPase [ 4 - 6 ], and barrier function facilitated through peri-junctional actomyosin ring (PAMR) and ZO-1 [ 3 , 7 - 9 ]. (medsci.org)
• This may cause swelling, cloudy vision, pain and loss of corneal transparency. (qldblind.org.au)
• In case of anterior segment loss of transparency, Ultrasound or ERG can be useful to evaluate the posterior segment situation. (vin.com)

Aqueous1

• The middle aqueous layer provides nutrients, elements, and proteins for corneal wound repair and resistance against infection. (eyectexas.com)

Graft failure1

• Risk factors of corneal graft failure. (jamanetwork.com)

Anterior chamber1

• Conclusion: Significantly quantifiable short-term changes in the anterior chamber parameters of ICA, ACD, and AC volume were seen after LPI in patients with PACD on Sirius Scheimpflug-Placido disc corneal topographer. (bvsalud.org)

Inflammation1

• Purpose: Caveolin (Cav) regulates various aspect of endothelial cell signaling and cell-permeable peptides (CPPs) fused to domains of Cav can reduce retinal damage and inflammation in vivo. (researchgate.net)

Human donor1

• Twenty paired human donor corneal tissues of optical quality were retrieved. (who.int)

Patients6

• reported endothelial cell loss averaging two cells per mm 2 per postoperative month after Molteno implant drainage procedures, but no clinically significant progressive trend in endothelial cell loss was seen in patients undergoing uncomplicated procedures. (medicineinnovates.com)
• Predicting corneal endothelial cell loss following LASIK in patients with previous epithelial trauma. (valoptia.com)
• In some susceptible patients, continued use of topical NSAIDs may result in epithelial breakdown, corneal thinning, corneal erosion, corneal ulceration, or corneal perforation. (allerganeyecare.com)
• Patients with evidence of corneal epithelial breakdown should immediately discontinue use of topical NSAIDs and should be closely monitored for corneal health. (allerganeyecare.com)
• Axial length less than 26mm was named Group A. The other patients belong to Group B. Triangular incisions of anterior capsulotomy edge and conventional manual corneal marking method were used to measure the rotations of Toric IOL at 1 and 3 months after surgery. (researchsquare.com)
• After monitoring the patients for a year, the team confirmed that the transplanted tissues were not rejected and that corneal clouding had improved. (longevity.technology)

Epithelial Cells1

• In a more relevant human cell model, D222G virus replicated with delayed kinetics compared with wild-type virus but to higher titer in human bronchial epithelial cells. (cdc.gov)

Damage1

• Previous studies have reported corneal damage after use of the GDD. (medicineinnovates.com)

Vascular4

• High affinity immunoreactive FGF receptors in the extracellular matrix of vascular endothelial cells--implications for the modulation of FGF-2. (rupress.org)
• Immunohistochemical studies now demonstrate that these soluble, truncated FGF receptors are also present in the basement membranes of retinal vascular endothelial cells. (rupress.org)
• For example, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) activates the same receptors in endothelial and neuronal cells. (uic.edu)
• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-B selectively regenerates injured peripheral neurons and restores sensory and trophic functions. (uic.edu)

Methods1

• As a consequence, the as medicines was for a long time hampered by regulatory requirements and level of safety a lack of methods to generate viable B cell evaluation for high risk mAbs may need clones. (who.int)

Ophthalmologists1

• Although there are approximately 20,000 ophthalmologists in the US 4 and approximately 1,500 corneal specialists, the Company estimates that fewer than 300 actively perform the DMEK/DSAEK procedures. (biospace.com)