A 35-year old soft contact lens wearer with a proven bilateral keratitis developed a nodular scleritis. Based on the stepladder approach described by Iovieno et al. [Ophthalmology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe the first reported case of Mycobacterium chelonae-related interface keratitis after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), successfully treated with DMEK exchange.
Methods: A case of donor-related DMEK interface keratitis, treated with medical therapy and DMEK exchange, was studied retrospectively.
Results: A patient with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy developed infectious interface keratitis after DMEK.
Purpose: Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is the leading indication for endothelial keratoplasty. Further insight into its pathophysiology is needed to develop alternative therapies.
Methods: Sixteen genes from a previous microarray expression experiment (FECD vs.
Purpose: Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a degenerative eye disorder affecting 4% of Americans older than 40. It is the leading indication for corneal endothelial (CE) transplantation for which there is a global donor shortage. This study aimed to gain further insight into the pathophysiology of FECD and identify targets for nonsurgical therapy.
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